The (in)courage Podcast

"There is a beautiful relentlessness in the way Jesus pursued people. I truly believe pastor’s wives are in need of a similar kind of relentlessness. Rather than assuming that your pastor’s wife has enough friends, doesn't need encouragement, or is too busy to meet, just ask. Show up. Love on her. Bring her food or a bouquet of flowers, like you would any other friend. Be a shoulder to cry on, or someone to offer a safe listening ear."

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You can now order Create in Me a Heart of Mercy, the next Bible study from (in)courage! It’s the fourth and final in our Create in Me a Heart of... study series. To order your copy and get the first week for free, visit incourage.me/podcast! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

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"It’s not the size of my faith that matters, it’s the size of my God. In a culture that values strength and abundance, I think we underestimate what God can do with a little. But open the Bible, and there it is: the reminder that smallness does not disqualify you.
 
'If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move … and it will move.'
 Matthew 17:20"

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You can now order Create in Me a Heart of Mercy, the next Bible study from (in)courage! It’s the fourth and final in our Create in Me a Heart of... study series. To order your copy and get the first week for free, visit incourage.me/podcast! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

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"Hope is the oxygen your soul breathes. To hope again is to believe God will help us. Hope gives us permission to do things differently and to believe God will be faithful. His love fuels your hope, and hope is the oxygen your soul breathes."

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You can now order Create in Me a Heart of Mercy, the next Bible study from (in)courage! It’s the fourth and final in our Create in Me a Heart of... study series. To order your copy and get the first week for free, visit incourage.me/podcast! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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"Jesus doesn’t rescue us from all of our problems, but He does offer us His presence. Jesus doesn’t fix every failure, but He does support us through them. He doesn’t do the hard work of being human for us, but He does let us know He understands what it’s like."

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You can now order Create in Me a Heart of Mercy, the next Bible study from (in)courage! It’s the fourth and final in our Create in Me a Heart of... study series. To order your copy and get the first week for free, visit incourage.me/podcast! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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"When we don’t see the gravity of our sin, we don’t really see our need for Jesus. On Sunday, we will celebrate Easter. But before we do, let’s look upon the Friday hill from which a red-stained sacrifice flows fresh.
 
 Let’s see it for what it is — a full payment for a debt we owed but simply couldn’t pay. He loves us that much.
 
 And that’s what puts the 'good' in Good Friday."

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On Sunday, April 9th, tune in to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries for The Blessing Bracelet, a brand-new movie presented by DaySpring! As the Easter holiday approaches a woman rediscovers a blessing bracelet that helps restore her faith and renew her belief in love. Watch and tweet live on April 9 at 7/6c using #TheBlessingBracelet! And, you can get your own blessing bracelet at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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"Mothers are North Stars, guiding our children back towards the comfort of family and home; our legacies have lasting value. It’s easy to assume our children will need us less as they age — and in some ways that’s true — but as the mother of adults, I’ve seen that as they mature, so do our relationships. I want mine to know Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life and that I’m always there for them. Proverbs 22:6 tells us to 'Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.'"

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On Sunday, April 9th, tune in to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries for The Blessing Bracelet, a brand-new movie presented by DaySpring! As the Easter holiday approaches a woman rediscovers a blessing bracelet that helps restore her faith and renew her belief in love. Watch and tweet live on April 9 at 7/6c using #TheBlessingBracelet! And, you can get your own blessing bracelet at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

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"Life hurts, but God doesn't want unforgiveness to hold us hostage in negativity and bitterness. When we’re hurt, our desire is to cut people off in the hope that the pain cuts off as well. Part of our struggle with forgiveness is that the pain doesn’t go away immediately, so our attempts at forgiveness can feel like a failure. Yet, as I reflect on the context of Jesus’ teaching and my grandmother’s example, I see forgiveness as a journey more than just the number of times we forgive someone."

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On Sunday, April 9th, tune in to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries for The Blessing Bracelet, a brand-new movie presented by DaySpring! As the Easter holiday approaches a woman rediscovers a blessing bracelet that helps restore her faith and renew her belief in love. Watch and tweet live on April 9 at 7/6c using #TheBlessingBracelet! And, you can get your own blessing bracelet at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

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"Acknowledging your growth edge doesn’t negate the essential beauty of who you already are. The amazing thing about God is that He doesn’t mess up. Your shyness is on purpose. Your love for a good debate is intentional. Your fast talking or slow processing is not a mistake.
 
 Do we each have areas where we need to grow? Absolutely! We are all on a journey of being refined to become more like Christ. But, friend, hear this: acknowledging your growth edges doesn’t negate the essential beauty of who you already are."

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On Sunday, April 9th, tune in to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries for The Blessing Bracelet, a brand-new movie presented by DaySpring! As the Easter holiday approaches a woman rediscovers a blessing bracelet that helps restore her faith and renew her belief in love. Watch and tweet live on April 9 at 7/6c using #TheBlessingBracelet! And, you can get your own blessing bracelet at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

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"Reflection slows us down, helps us see, and allows us to remember God. By remembering God’s faithfulness, by contemplating God’s goodness, by recalling the miracles God has done in our lives, we then have the ability to trust God with today and tomorrow."

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On Sunday, April 9th, tune in to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries for The Blessing Bracelet, a brand-new movie presented by DaySpring! As the Easter holiday approaches a woman rediscovers a blessing bracelet that helps restore her faith and renew her belief in love. Watch and tweet live on April 9 at 7/6c using #TheBlessingBracelet! And, you can get your own blessing bracelet at dayspring.com! 

The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring. For over 50 years, DaySpring has created quality cards, books, and gifts that help you live your faith. Find out more at DaySpring.com.

Connect with (in)courage:

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• Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives.
• Email us at [email protected].

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Life can be hard. Although there are moments of beauty and goodness, more often than not, life is marked by fear, struggle, disappointment, and loss. And we don’t know what to do with it. We’ve tried to find hope and security in various people and places — but each has proved unworthy of our trust. We need more. Something — or Someone – who won’t fail us when our world falls apart.

In her new book, A Faith that Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to Build Up Your Faith When Your World is Falling Apart, beloved author and Bible teacher Michele Cushatt presents a better way. There is hope in your hardship and a God who is both with you and for you. A Faith that Will Not Fail points the way to the only One you can truly trust, and ultimately, to a faith in him that will not fail.

Order your copy of A Faith that Will Not Fail . . . and leave a comment on today's post for a chance to WIN one of 5 copies! https://incourage.me/?p=231032

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