Brave Like You and Me: The Collective Power of Christlike Courage
By Rachel Dodge Brave Women Series - Rachel's Story When I was asked to write this article, my first thought was, “I’m not brave! What in...
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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
- Jan 22
- 5 min
Taking the Harder Choice: How Saying YES to God Can Change Your Entire Life
By Michelle Ule Brave Women Series - Michelle's Story I’ve always been fascinated by the effect of a choice –particularly when a...
Brave Women Series
- Jan 15
- 6 min
For the Days We Don't Feel Fearless: Emmanuel Can Make Us Brave
By Alexis A. Goring Brave Women Series - Alexis' Story On a crisp Autumn day, I sat inside my car in the parking lot near PANERA Bread...
Brave Women Series
- Jan 8
- 5 min
When the Bravest Moments Also Feel Like the Scariest: Living Like an Open-handed Disciple
By Tara Sun Brave Women Series - Tara's Story One of the bravest moments of my life felt an awful lot like one of the scariest moments of...
Brave Women Series
- Dec 19, 2023
- 4 min
When We Can't Be Brave Enough on Our Own: Walking a Loved One Through Terminal Illness
By Jen Babakhan Brave Women Series - Jen's Story I was a sensitive child growing up. The world felt too loud, too uncertain, too unsafe....
Brave Women Series
- Dec 12, 2023
- 6 min
Letting God Rewrite Our Narratives: How Sharing Our Story Can Transform Pain into Purpose
By Mara Eller Brave Women Series - Mara's Story I was deeply hurt by friends in middle and high school (and again as an adult), and those...
Brave Women Series
- Nov 20, 2023
- 5 min
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...
Brave Women Series
- Nov 6, 2023
- 5 min
The Pandemic of Panic, Fear & Depression: Unpacking What's Happening in Our Spirits, Bodies & Souls
By Christy Boulware Brave Women Series - Christy's Story Being discharged from the hospital should have made me feel better. After all, I...
Brave Women Series
- Oct 31, 2023
- 6 min
When God Tells Us to Get Out of the Boat and into Unknown Water
By Colette Lawrence Brave Women Series - Colette's Story Have you ever felt that you were called to do more but couldn’t figure out what...
Brave Women Series
- Oct 23, 2023
- 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 31, 2022
- 6 min
Braving the Fall in Chronic Illness: How God Pulls Us Out of Deep Waters
By Cassidy Poe God's Brave Women - Cassidy's Story Falling. The mental image instantly brings a knot to my stomach and a lump to my...
Brave Women Series
- Sep 6, 2022
- 5 min
Having the Courage to Dethrone Worry
By Mary DeMuth God's Brave Women - Mary's Story Worry has, sadly, been a close friend. I have cherished her, thought about her, and...
Brave Women Series
- Aug 23, 2022
- 6 min
Finding Freedom from Food Addiction: How God Brings to Light What Hides in the Dark
By Christina Zambrano God's Brave Women - Christina's Story I vowed to take my secret to the grave even though I knew without a doubt...
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
- Aug 2, 2022
- 4 min
Braving the Unknown: Walking Out of Our Comfort Zone and onto the Water with Jesus
By Kate Berkey God's Brave Women - Kate's Story As a kid, I think I just assumed that adults had it all figured out—life, relationships,...
Brave Women Series
- Jul 26, 2022
- 5 min
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, 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
- Jul 5, 2022
- 7 min
Choosing Courage When Asking God for a Miracle
By Becky Beresford God's Brave Women - Becky's Story How do you sum up a miracle in just a few words? I’m going to try. Two weeks ago, we...
Brave Women Series
- Jun 12, 2022
- 5 min
Listening to God When We Don't Want to: A Lesson on Brave Obedience
By Rachel G. Scott God's Brave Women - Rachel's Story God has a sense of humor and a wonderful one at that. Sometimes I think he looks...
Brave Women Series
- Jun 6, 2022
- 5 min
Buried in the Grief of Pregnancy Loss: Where God Grows Bravery
By Jenny Albers God's Brave Women - Jenny's Story The second line on the pregnancy test appeared and as much as I wanted to feel joy, it...
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