Brave Hope in Suffering: The Hard and Holy Calling of Being a Caregiver
By Tarah Harl Brave Women Series - Tarah's Story I was 30 years old. Not yet a mother myself, I sat with my mom in the doctor’s office...
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Brave Women Series
Every Wednesday a different woman will be featured as she shares about her personal journey toward courage with Jesus. These stories are powerful, real and straight from the heart. Sign up HERE to have the weekly BRAVE stories sent straight to your inbox. You will not want to miss a single article in this series!
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Brave Women Series
Oct 4, 20225 min read
Bravely Loving a Prodigal: Accepting God's Good and Grievous Gift
By Judy Douglass God's Brave Women - Judy's Story My phone rang at 2 a.m., jarring me awake. I had been asleep for two hours in my hotel...
Brave Women Series
Sep 29, 20225 min read
Braving the Storm of Unexpected Change
By Melanie Redd God's Brave Women - Melanie's Story It turns out I like a pretty steady routine without a whole lot of change. Of course,...
Brave Women Series
Jul 26, 20225 min read
Never Will I Ever: Taking the Brave Step You Swore You'd Never Take
By Mary Carver God's Brave Women - Mary's Story The moment I did something I’d said I would never do is seared into my mind. Though years...
Brave Women Series
Jul 19, 20225 min read
The Tension of Bravery: Sorting Through Peace and Panic as We Say YES to God
By Natalia Drumm God's Brave Women - Natalia's Story “You can’t be serious, Lord?!?!? I asked if you wanted me to do this years ago, why...
Brave Women Series
Jun 21, 20225 min read
Finding Bravery in Ordinary World-Changing
By Elisa Johnston God's Brave Women - Elisa's Story I used to think there was one way to change the world. It was outward. It was...
Brave Women Series
Mar 29, 20225 min read
Meeting Jesus in Our Overwhelm: How God's Word is a Strong Anchor in Life's Storms
By Leslie C. Glass God's Brave Women - Leslie's Story I wasn’t a Sunday school regular and wasn’t discipled as a teenager. I didn’t...
Brave Women Series
Feb 15, 20226 min read
Finding the Courage to Seek God in Sorrow: When Suffering Points to Christ's Splendor
By Shawndra Lucas God's Brave Women - Shawndra's Story When it comes to being a Christian, I’ve done all the things. I’m a credentialed...
Brave Women Series
Feb 1, 20225 min read
The Brave Choice to Get Help: How Going to Counseling Cultivates Truth and Courage
By Jenn Schultz God's Brave Women - Jenn's Story It took months to make the phone call. Then a few more months to fill out the simple...
Brave Women Series
Dec 14, 20217 min read
Allowing Suffering To Make Us, Not Break Us
By Rachael St. Germain God's Brave Women - Rachael's Story Most of us have a hate-hate relationship with suffering and want to avoid it...
Brave Women Series
Nov 23, 20217 min read
How Experiencing Loss Can Change Our Faith: Choosing Courageous Growth in Trials
By Amy Debrucque God's Brave Women - Amy's Story “There is a difference between having a childlike faith and being a childish Christian.”...
Brave Women Series
Sep 21, 20216 min read
When Worry Wrecks Us: Having the Courage to Let Control Go
By Bethany McDonald God's Brave Women - Bethany's Story When I think of bravery and myself, I don’t really come up with much. The last...
Brave Women Series
Aug 18, 20215 min read
Being Brave in the Breaking: How Our Family Survived the Impossible
By Becky Beresford God's Brave Women - Becky's Story I picked up my head and looked wearily into the bathroom mirror. Staring at the...
Brave Women Series
Jun 29, 20216 min read
Growing into Bravery After a Child's Life-Altering Medical Diagnosis
By Jodie Pine God's Brave Women - Jodie's Story I find myself living in the before and after within the framework of diagnosis. But I've...
Brave Women Series
Jun 14, 20216 min read
Boldly Say It's Not Enough: Embracing Our Longing for More
By Ana Nunez God's Brave Women - Ana's Story It’s perplexing to enjoy my life and still experience a strange longing for home; a vague...
Brave Women Series
Jun 8, 20215 min read
Getting Unstuck from Fear: How Surfing Helped Me Find My Courage and Joy
By Angie Gibbons God's Brave Women - Angie's Story I like to say that I surf. But what I do has more in common with a baby who has just...
Brave Women Series
Jun 1, 20216 min read
From Atheist to Surrendered Daughter: A Brave Journey of Belief
By Mariel Davenport God's Brave Women - Mariel's Story I don’t know the first time I declared myself an atheist. By the time I entered...
Brave Women Series
May 25, 20217 min read
Using Our Doubt as a Catalyst for Courage
By Casey Hilty God's Brave Women - Casey's Story There’s a bit of irony happening behind the scenes of my post for the Brave Women...
Brave Women Series
Apr 27, 20215 min read
Embracing Who God Made Us to Be: Brave Words from an Asian American Sister
By Susan Park God's Brave Women - Susan's Story I remember the early morning darkness alone in my hotel room as God gently asked me,...
Brave Women Series
Apr 13, 20215 min read
Building Courage Through Small Acts of Bravery
By Katy Epling God's Brave Women - Katy's Story “Mommy, come walk the plank with me!” Splashes, squeals, and laughter surrounded us as my...
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