God Doesn't Overlook Our Sorrow: Why We Need to Share About Our Suffering and Not Shrink Back
By Whitney Akin Brave Women Series - Whitney's Story I was once a wallflower, the kind of girl who wished to sink into the background so...
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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 23
- 5 min
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...
Brave Women Series
- Oct 18, 2022
- 6 min
Overcoming Generational Trauma: Bravely Building Relationships with Our Teens
By Jessica Peck God's Brave Women - Jessica's Story I was in the driver’s seat of my car having a recurrent and heated argument with my...
Brave Women Series
- Oct 4, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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
- Sep 13, 2022
- 5 min
For the Times Our Paths are Anything but Straight: Trusting God Through Joy and Pain
By NJ Rongner God's Brave Women - NJ's Story From December of 2021 through May of 2022, I felt like life was coming at me one hundred and...
Brave Women Series
- Aug 30, 2022
- 5 min
When God Calls Us Back from the Mountaintop: Being Brave in Everyday Faithfulness
By Tam Wai Jia God's Brave Women - Wai Jia's Story The problem with highs is that you eventually have to come down low. After a race,...
Brave Women Series
- Aug 16, 2022
- 5 min
On the Other Side of Uncertain Obedience: How God Says Yes to Our Desires
By Jenny Erlingsson God's Brave Women - Jenny's Story I didn’t want to say yes. Yes meant that I would have to give up so much more than...
Brave Women Series
- Jul 19, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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
- May 31, 2022
- 5 min
The Courageous Fight for Our Children
By Kate Battistelli God's Brave Women - Kate's Story It was probably something I ate. At seven months pregnant the pain in my abdomen...
Brave Women Series
- Mar 22, 2022
- 4 min
When Courage is Closest to Home: Hemming Your Family in Hope
By Cynthia Ruchti God's Brave Women - Cynthia's Story In college, I thought the bravest thing I could do for God was volunteer to work in...
Brave Women Series
- Feb 8, 2022
- 5 min
Following God's Call to Seek Justice: A Brave Journey Toward Becoming a Guardian
By Rachel W. Rains God's Brave Women - Rachel's Story I got married when I was just 20 years old. You could say I went straight from one...
Brave Women Series
- Jan 11, 2022
- 4 min
Bravely Staying in a Broken Marriage: Believing God for Restoration
By Amanda Davison God's Brave Women - Amanda's Story Earlier that day I told my husband I was done with our marriage. During a heated...
Brave Women Series
- Dec 21, 2021
- 5 min
Bravery in the Face of the Impossible: Trusting God When the Enemy Lies
By Carlie Kercheval God's Brave Women - Carlie's Story I’ll never forget the day I heard these words, “Your body is having a spontaneous...
Brave Women Series
- Oct 11, 2021
- 5 min
Rebuilding Our Confidence in Christ When Our Lives Fall Apart
By Alicia Michelle God's Brave Women - Alicia's Story When we don’t pay attention to God's whispers He'll start to shout. And if shouting...
Brave Women Series
- Sep 21, 2021
- 6 min
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
- Sep 7, 2021
- 5 min
When Fear and Courage Collide: Facing Infidelity, Loss and Panic with God
By Stephanie Broersma God's Brave Women - Stephanie's Story I struggle relating to the term brave, especially when my fear almost stole...
Brave Women Series
- Aug 18, 2021
- 5 min
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
- Jul 31, 2021
- 5 min
When Grief Gives Way to Hope: Redefining What It Means to be Blessed
By Nicole Zasowski God's Brave Women - Nicole's Story When I stood in my white dress under a large oak tree and spoke my vows in front of...
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