Podcast appearances and mentions of rachel marie kang

Guest Bio: Jena Holliday is the author of Sacred Creativity and a full-time artist, author, entrepreneur, and storyteller. She is the creator and owner of Spoonful of Faith, an illustration and design studio. With just a bit of faith, she walked away from her mainstream marketing job to embrace her passion for art. What started as a hobby eventually evolved into a full-time commitment to spread kindness and hope through her artwork and words. That commitment blossomed into a blog and shop, aptly named Spoonful of Faith, and has thus become not only a successful business but a cultural beacon. Jena has been featured on Good Morning America, Ebony, Essence, People, Nylon, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo, Artful Living, and many more prominent outlets.     Show Summary: What gifts do you think God has blessed you with? Do you see creativity in your gifts? Oftentimes we neglect to notice the diverse ways that God has blessed each of us with creativity. It does not always have to be writing, drawing, painting, or doing a craft. Jena Holliday has found that being creative can grant us a different type of connection with the Lord. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins as they learn about sacred creativity with Jena during this God Hears Her conversation.    Notes and Quotes:   “Why are you asking everyone else where to go, who to be, and what do except the One who created you?” —Jena Holliday  “God didn't make a mistake when He made us who we are. It wasn't by chance; it wasn't a coincidence. It was on purpose. That really helped me to step into the fullness of the voice that the Lord had given me.” —Jena Holliday  “What I have learned is that there is a hunger to see the different ways that the image of God is reflected on the earth. It's cool to be in this position as an artist and illustrator because I have the unique role of creating something in a visual way that doesn't require words. It was always important to me that I showcase different women and different images and illustrations of people because I wanted them to feel seen. I wanted people to know that they were loved, heard, and that their stories matter.” —Jena Holliday  “You should use [your gift] as a way to honor the Gift Giver, the One who has given it to you. We all have a corner of this earth where we get to use our gifts. Whatever God does to multiply it, that's Him—that's not on us. That's not our responsibility.” —Jena Holliday  “If you have something that God has given you and it's still neatly wrapped in a box, I think that's an invitation to open it up, spend a little time with it, and see what He does with it.” —Jena Holliday  “Everyone should take the risk to use the gifts that God has given them.” —Jena Holliday  “The way that Jesus loves us is so deep is that He will come after you. He will come find you again and guide you back to where He would like you to be and you get to keep walking forward together.” —Jena Holliday      Related Episodes:  Ep 141: Rethinking Creativity with Rachel Marie Kang: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/rethinking-creativity/  Ep 163: Mindful Creativity with Anh Lin: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/mindful-creativity/    Links:   Jena's book Sacred Creativity: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Creativity-Inspiration-Reclaim-God-Given/dp/0593581474  Jena Holliday's Website: https://www.spoonfuloffaith.com/  Jena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aspoonfuloffaith/  God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191   Watch the episode on the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM  God Hears Her email sign-up: https://go.odb.org/ghh-sign-upsfmc191   Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast  Shop God Hears Her books and resources: https://go.odb.org/ghh-shop191   Elisa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/  Eryn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/  Vivian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivmabuni/  Our Daily Bread Ministries website: https://go.odb.org/odbm191

Guest Bio: Jena Holliday is the author of Sacred Creativity and a full-time artist, author, entrepreneur, and storyteller. She is the creator and owner of Spoonful of Faith, an illustration and design studio. With just a bit of faith, she walked away from her mainstream marketing job to embrace her passion for art. What started as a hobby eventually evolved into a full-time commitment to spread kindness and hope through her artwork and words. That commitment blossomed into a blog and shop, aptly named Spoonful of Faith, and has thus become not only a successful business but a cultural beacon. Jena has been featured on Good Morning America, Ebony, Essence, People, Nylon, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo, Artful Living, and many more prominent outlets.     Show Summary: What gifts do you think God has blessed you with? Do you see creativity in your gifts? Oftentimes we neglect to notice the diverse ways that God has blessed each of us with creativity. It does not always have to be writing, drawing, painting, or doing a craft. Jena Holliday has found that being creative can grant us a different type of connection with the Lord. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins as they learn about sacred creativity with Jena during this God Hears Her conversation.    Notes and Quotes:   “Why are you asking everyone else where to go, who to be, and what do except the One who created you?” —Jena Holliday  “God didn't make a mistake when He made us who we are. It wasn't by chance; it wasn't a coincidence. It was on purpose. That really helped me to step into the fullness of the voice that the Lord had given me.” —Jena Holliday  “What I have learned is that there is a hunger to see the different ways that the image of God is reflected on the earth. It's cool to be in this position as an artist and illustrator because I have the unique role of creating something in a visual way that doesn't require words. It was always important to me that I showcase different women and different images and illustrations of people because I wanted them to feel seen. I wanted people to know that they were loved, heard, and that their stories matter.” —Jena Holliday  “You should use [your gift] as a way to honor the Gift Giver, the One who has given it to you. We all have a corner of this earth where we get to use our gifts. Whatever God does to multiply it, that's Him—that's not on us. That's not our responsibility.” —Jena Holliday  “If you have something that God has given you and it's still neatly wrapped in a box, I think that's an invitation to open it up, spend a little time with it, and see what He does with it.” —Jena Holliday  “Everyone should take the risk to use the gifts that God has given them.” —Jena Holliday  “The way that Jesus loves us is so deep is that He will come after you. He will come find you again and guide you back to where He would like you to be and you get to keep walking forward together.” —Jena Holliday      Related Episodes:  Ep 141: Rethinking Creativity with Rachel Marie Kang: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/rethinking-creativity/  Ep 163: Mindful Creativity with Anh Lin: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/mindful-creativity/    Links:   Jena's book Sacred Creativity: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Creativity-Inspiration-Reclaim-God-Given/dp/0593581474  Jena Holliday's Website: https://www.spoonfuloffaith.com/  Jena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aspoonfuloffaith/  God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191   Watch the episode on the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM  God Hears Her email sign-up: https://go.odb.org/ghh-sign-upsfmc191   Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast  Shop God Hears Her books and resources: https://go.odb.org/ghh-shop191   Elisa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/  Eryn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/  Vivian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivmabuni/  Our Daily Bread Ministries website: https://go.odb.org/odbm191

"Come, sister. Come to the altar. Let church be now — on your computer (or phone) and in the comments. Let every typed word be the casting of your cares upon the Lord and into caring community. If you're carrying a burden, relinquish it. If you're worried about a loved one, say no more and simply speak their name. If you're in need of provision, make it known."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=252522--For moments of bite-sized encouragement, the new DaySpring Daily Devotional Bible for Moms is just the ticket. This NLT edition includes 365 encouraging devotions all written with busy moms like you in mind. Order your copy today 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Confession is not simply a sacrament; it is a balm for brokenness — it is a bridge to the mercy and grace of God. Confession is not a thing we do — it is a thing done to us and in us."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=251762--Getting ready for Easter? At DaySpring, you'll find just the right resources to experience Jesus in a whole new way this season. From meaningful cards and gifts to Bibles and beautiful jewelry, DaySpring has just what you need to get your heart and home ready to celebrate. Shop now 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"God's goodness is too good not to share. Currently, Di Fara Pizza has 53K followers on Instagram, 4.2K reviews on Google, and 4.1K reviews (with 2.5K photos posted) on Yelp. Di Fara Pizza has been featured in a variety of YouTube videos and articles. Many pizza makers in New York City name Dom, and his signature style, as inspiration for their pizzerias. Affectionately cherished, it goes to show — when something, or Someone, is proven tried and true, others will unapologetically share the good news."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=250274--For moments of bite-sized encouragement, the new DaySpring Daily Devotional Bible for Moms is just the ticket. This NLT edition includes 365 encouraging devotions all written with busy moms like you in mind. Preorder your copy today 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"At Christmastime, and at all times, we believe and bear witness to the truth that Jesus makes glorious the impossible gloom. Through song and deed, we declare that Jesus makes miraculous the mundane and saves the wretched sinner. We repeat and repeat the sounding joy — that Jesus restores that which is beyond repair and makes divine even the darkest night."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=250332--The winter issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith Magazine is out now! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local grocery store, Sam's Club, Costco, CVS, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy magazines. And don't forget to use code PODCAST10 to save $10 on your purchase 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"As with any ordinary day, God is the One who makes holy the messy, the mundane, the magical, and the mystery. The only right way to go about the holidays is the same way we go about any other ordinary day — we invite God into our every moment. As with any other ordinary day, we make a humble home for God in the messy, mundane manger of our hearts. In our rising and our falling, in our coming and our going, in our laughing and our weeping, in our celebrating and our seeking, we focus on God, forever."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=249551--Celebrate gratitude this season with DaySpring's inspirational décor, perfect for Thanksgiving gatherings! Gather, give thanks, and celebrate around a table set with grace and gratitude. Browse the Mary & Martha Home collection, now available at dayspring.com – and use code PODCAST10 to save $10 on your purchase!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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"God is good, whether we are in plenty or in want. No one may know what it costs you to set that table. But God knows. No one may know just how precise you need to be in your planning and purchases, or the sacrifice of your time, or the earnest hours of work you put in. But God knows. . .God knows and God sees every sacrifice. He sees every swipe of the card. He sees every handwritten check, event cent saved, every coupon collected, every debt collector dialed."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=248756--The fall issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now available! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Barnes & Noble, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways!  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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"What I'm really waiting for is a home that can't be built with brick and beams. Jesus knows what it's like to have no home, no place to lay his head, no permanent place of peace. He knows, full well, about persecution, poverty, and placelessness. Jesus knows the transient life, living from bags and boxes, so to speak. How to be in a place and, mysteriously, how to pass through it. How to be present in the pain of this world and, yet, how to press forward for the sake of the Father's plan.Jesus lived to serve, not to stay and settle. And I wonder, am I (are we) in the world to be settled or to be servants? Are we bending with and bowing to the will of the Father? Going where He goes. Partnering with Him, place to place to place."Leave Rachel some words of encouragement: https://incourage.me/?p=240761--Through August 31st, DaySpring is offering up to 35% off on select back-to-school items. Each item is a daily reminder of faith, perfect to share with students, teachers, or anyone who wants a little inspiration on their desk this fall! Don't delay, these deals will disappear when August ends! Order today 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Bishop Todd Hunter and Director of Content and Community Katie Haseltine recap our recent interview with Rachel Marie Kang. Stick around after their conversation for a contemplative meditation led by Peace Talks host Vanessa Sadler as a way to reconnect your heart to God's.Support the Show.

"The Holy Spirit is how we will do every hard and holy thing. There won't always be a roadmap or guidebook giving all the right answers. There won't be writing on the wall or a blueprint mapping out the intricate details of God's plans and promises. But . . . there will always, still, ever and only be the Holy Spirit. He, my dear friends, is how we will do every hard and holy thing."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=239991--In our book, 100 Days of Strength in Any Struggle, you'll discover where strength really comes from—Jesus, who holds everything together. Learn to find Him right in the middle of it, ready to strengthen you and give you rest. Order your copy today at 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

In the final interview of Peace Talks season seven, Vanessa Sadler hosts poet Rachel Marie Kang. Their conversation gracefully moves from one moment to the next and reveals the many layers of poetry—as activism, as a holding space for grief, as a way to name. This beautiful interview will stir you to something more.Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. A mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent, she holds a degree in English with Creative Writing, and a minor in Bible. She is founder of The Fallow House and her writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Ekstasis, Proverbs 31 Ministries, She Reads Truth, and (in)courage. Rachel is the author of Let There Be Art and The Matter of Little Losses.» Subscribe to PEACE TALKS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peace-talks/id1590168616About the Center for Formation, Justice and Peace:Justice and peace come from the inside out—from the overflow of a transformed heart. This belief led our founder, Bishop Todd Hunter, to start the Center for Formation, Justice and Peace in 2021. The Center brings together a diverse, interdenominational community of people who want to be formed in love to heal a broken world. Because “religion” is often part of the problem, we've created a brave, Jesus-centered space for dialogue, questioning, creating, and exploration. PEACE TALKS introduces you to women and men who are working to undo oppression, leading to lives of deeper peace for all.*Connect with The Center Online!*Visit The Center's Website: https://centerfjp.orgFollow The Center on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centerfjpFollow The Center on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CenterFjpFollow The Center on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/centerfjp/Support the Show.

"We are worn out. We are tapped. We are tired of and from watching the news and waiting for God to usher in salvation and solutions. We are holding our collective breath, barely awake and hardly aware of our need for rest — true rest.  In the quiet moments, when I sit in silence long enough to let the truth be loud, I can hear the holy whisper. And maybe you do, too?  I need Christ more than I need coffee."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=238494--Encourage all the moms in your life with heartfelt messages of God's love! DaySpring can help you celebrate every kind of mom, including your own mother, a mother-figure that means a lot to you, or a friend facing the challenges of motherhood. Find just the right gifts for Mother's Day at 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Natasha sits with Rachel Marie Kang, author of her latest work The Matter of Little Losses. Rachel guides us into focusing attention to life's small details and losses. She highlights the therapeutic role of personal storytelling, art in mirroring grief, and practical spiritual coping mechanisms. The conversation explores acknowledging all kinds of losses and why it all matters.Main points:The importance of vulnerability and connection.The role of storytelling, both personal and artistic.Practical spiritual practices as tangible ways to cope with loss.Small (and big) things shape our lives.Helpful Links:Join the newsletter | Sign up for monthly encouragement from Natasha hereGet your copy of Can You Just Sit With Me? Get Rachel Marie Kang's book The Matter of Little LossesConnect on Socials:Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | PinterestHost & Guest(s) Natasha Smith (Host)Rachel Marie Kang (Guest)Support the Podcast:Become a monthly Partner

Welcome to part four of our four part series, Advice From a Woman. In this episode, Heather sits down with Rachel Marie Kang and talks about the relatively invisible matter of little losses. Life is full of love, but it is also full of loss. Like paper cuts to the heart, every big and seemingly insignificant loss--the loss of friendships, faith, dreams, health, community, and everything in between--grieves us more than we think it will, and often more than we let on. Rachel Marie Kang invites you to see and be seen in the midst of your sorrow, your suffering--your story. Heather also sits down with our social media expert, Brady Shearer, to talk through what tips and best practices he would recommend before someone starts a Youtube channel. Brady Shearer is the director of Pro Church Tools, a company that trains churches and leaders on how to navigate the biggest communication shift in 500 years.  Guest Bio Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. A mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent, she holds a degree in English with Creative Writing, and a minor in Bible. She is founder of The Fallow House and her writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Ekstasis, Proverbs 31 Ministries, She Reads Truth, and (in)courage. Rachel is the author of Let There Be Art and The Matter of Little Losses. Host Bio Heather Thompson Day is an associate professor of communication at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She is the author of eight books, including I'll See You Tomorrow and It's Not Your Turn. Reach out to Heather on X, the app formerly known as Twitter at @HeatherTDay and on Instagram @heatherthompsonday. Receive Heather's weekly inspirational email every Friday at 7pm EST; sign up at www.heatherthompsonday.com/links. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Wherever you are today, God's mercies are available to you. Whether you're raging over the injustices in your life or in the world, or you're weary from the everyday mundane. Whether you cry yourself to sleep at night or bemoan when morning comes, you can count on God's new mercies to meet you.  His mercies are new every minute, every millisecond, stretching wide and reaching deep to cover us for any reason . . . at any time, in any place. You can step into each new day knowing God's love meets you and carries you."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=237995 --Getting ready for Easter? At DaySpring, you'll find just the right resources to experience Jesus in a whole new way this season. From meaningful cards and gifts to Bibles and beautiful jewelry, DaySpring has just what you need to get your heart and home ready to celebrate. Shop now 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Step into the blossoming conversation on the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast as host Ginny Yurich welcomes Rachel Marie Kang, the insightful author behind "The Matter of Little Losses." In this deeply resonant episode, Rachel intertwines the delicate petals of flowers with the tender threads of motherhood, loss, and resilience. Through poignant reflections and heartfelt anecdotes, Rachel invites listeners to explore the profound significance of seemingly small losses in shaping our life journeys and personal growth. From the shattered dreams symbolized by edelweiss to enduring love embodied by daffodils, Rachel's narrative weaves a tapestry of emotions, offering solace and insight for navigating the complexities of grief. As Rachel shares her experiences caring for her brother and embracing the transformative power of compassion, "Blooms of Resilience" reminds us that amidst life's trials, there is beauty, growth, and the enduring strength of the human spirit. ** Purchase a copy of Rachel's book here >> https://amzn.to/4a8G2um Learn more about Rachel here >> https://www.rachelmariekang.com/ ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Beloved, when will we ever not need to be reminded that our only confidence in life is Christ? When will we ever not need the reminder that Christ cares for us? Deeply, daily, we always need the reminder that our hope and help come from Christ alone.  Jesus cares about saving our souls and He cares about soothing our sorrows.  Jesus cares about forgiving our sins and He cares about making our daily provisions.  By the blood of Christ, we are covered, taken under the shield and shelter of our great God — the forgiver of all sins and the giver of all gifts."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=238000--Getting ready for Easter? At DaySpring, you'll find just the right resources to experience Jesus in a whole new way this season. From meaningful cards and gifts to Bibles and beautiful jewelry, DaySpring has just what you need to get your heart and home ready to celebrate. Shop now 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

We experience big and little losses all the time. A friend moves away. An opportunity passes you by. A relationship ends. Learning how to recognize and honor the losses we all experience can become a beautiful part of life, leading to more kindness, self-compassion, and connection. But we don't often talk about our losses, let alone how to honor them. That's why I loved this conversation with Rachel Marie Kang about creating space to honor loss. She is the author of the brand new book, The Matter of Little Losses, a beautiful journey through how to honor the big and little losses in your life. Here's what we cover: 1. The difference between loss and grief (2:09) 2. Different types of loss (7:22) 3. How we process loss as children (14:23) 4. Examples of “little” losses (22:46) 5. The most important way to parent kids through losses (31:04) 6. Rachel's 3 steps for tending losses each day (35:25) 7. The thing we want most to help us through loss (39:59) 8. Why honoring loss brings hope (47:25) Get The Matter of Little Losses here. Find a full transcript and list of resources from this episode here. Do you have questions for Dr. Alison?⁠ Leave them here. Want to receive free bonus content? ⁠⁠Sign up for my free weekly email here. Thanks to our sponsors: Go to ⁠www.organifi.com/bestofyou⁠ today and use code BESTOFYOU for 20% off your order today. Head to factormeals.com/bestofyou50 and use code bestofyou50 to get 50% off! Make the switch and build a starter kit. 15% off AND free shipping when you buy a Notes starter kit at notescandle.com/bestofyou. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BESTOFYOU and get on your way to being your best self. Get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Go to thrivemarket.com/bestofyou for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Related Episodes: Episode 90: Parenting Through Transitions—How Their Challenges Catalyze Your Growth Episode 42: How to Honor Sadness, Set Boundaries with Loneliness, and What to Do When You Don't Have Time for this Work Episode 76: When Self-Help Isn't Enough—Finding the Faith & Strength to Move Forward after Loss & Heartache With Granger Smith Music by Andy Luiten Sound editing by Kelly Kramarik While Dr. Cook is a counselor, the content of this podcast and any of the products provided by Dr. Cook are not specific counseling advice nor are they a substitute for individual counseling. The content and products provided on this podcast are for informational purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"When you fall apart, you are falling into grace. Even while life is crumbling in ways that we cannot comprehend or control, His love for us still proves to be all that we need. Even while life is crumbling in ways that we cannot comprehend or control, His love for us still proves to be all that we need."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=237620--This Easter, prepare your heart and home with Simply Jesus: the Hope of Easter – a new keepsake magazine from DaySpring. Simply Jesus contains scripture, devotions, and articles all to help you prepare for Easter. Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or wherever you buy magazines. 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

In her compassionate and deeply personal book, The Matter of Little Losses: Finding Grace to Grieve the Big (and Small) Things, Rachel Marie Kang shines a light on all the things we lose along the way. Through poetry, poignant storytelling, and reflective explorations of art and faith, Rachel guides you to:ponder your loss without judgmentremember what was and make meaning of your memoriesreflect on what is yet to be as you reach for hope.You don't have to bury your grief, and you don't have to pretend you're over your loss. Let this poetic book be a balm for your brokenness, giving space for sorrow and welcoming you to grieve the things that always mattered — and always will.Order your copy today . . . and leave a comment on her devotion from this week for a chance to WIN a copy: https://incourage.me/?p=237271 Connect with (in)courage: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"God is with you in your grief, giving space for sorrow, welcoming you as you slowly find your way. He greets you in your grief before going on to glory, to heaven. He waits with you as you grope and groan for words that give language to loss—all those little and large. He stops and he stoops, lays low, right there with you in the suspension of all things. He blesses you . . . even in your brokenness."Leave a comment for Rachel and enter to WIN her new book: https://incourage.me/?p=237271--It's not too late to get your Word of the Year! Look to the Lord and choose one specific word that will help you intentionally live your faith in 2024. To take the free quiz, visit incourage.me/podcast and click word of the year. 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Dear Daughter,I see you. (Psalm 33:13-15)I see you as you were, as you are, and as you will be. (Psalm 139:1-10)Look to Me; turn to Me. I am Your help.I am the Maker of the heavens and the earth, and I am the Maker of all your moments.Look to Me, for I am the only One, in all the heavens and the earth, that can hold you and help you. (Psalm 121:1-2)I hear you, daughter. I hear you when you pray and I hear you when you are in pain. (1 John 5:14, Psalm 118:5-6)Do not look to yourself for answers, rather look to what you know is true of Me. (Proverbs 3:5-6)Trust in Me. (Psalm 25:1-2)Delight yourself in Me. (Psalm 37:4)Look to Me, and Me alone, for divine direction. (Psalm 37:5)I am He who leads you. (Psalm 32:8)I am He who loves you. (Psalm 36:7)My love is never far away."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=236678 --What if you could actually see God clearer and know Him deeper in the middle of your struggles? In our new book, 100 Days of Strength in Any Struggle, you'll discover where strength really comes from—Jesus, who holds everything together. Learn to find Him right in the middle of it, ready to strengthen you and give you rest. Order your copy today at 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

We hope you'll enjoy this bonus episode of the (in)courage podcast featuring a conversation with our (in)courage team, Becky Keife, Rachel Marie Kang, and Anna E. Rendell! They share their best tips and expertise while discussing writing and editing. The perfect prep for submitting a guest devotion - and just in time for our guest submission form to open on 12/1! Guest submissions information + form: https://incourage.me/submissions --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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Sometimes . . . we just need someone to acknowledge that the ache is real. As the holidays come rushing in, so do the memories that remind me of my grandfather, and my cousin, and my eccentric friend — all of them gone too soon. So this holiday season, I won't fight the grief. I will hold hope in one hand and heartache in the other.  This holiday season I will choose to believe that our tears matter to God, the One who cradles all our little losses and greatest griefs. If you need the same, I hope you do the same. For the empty chair at your table, know that Christ dines with you and dwells within you — even and especially in this."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=235920--Let DaySpring help you prepare your heart and home for Thanksgiving! Browse their selection of inspirational décor, cards, books & Bibles, and more – all great reminders of God's unfailing love. Start the holiday season with thanks and praise 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Guest Bio: Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside of New York City. She is the founder of The Fallow House and author of Let There Be Art. Rachel's writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Ekstasis, She Reads Truth, and (in)courage. She lives and writes in North Carolina with her husband and two children.   Show Summary: When thinking about creativity, we often consider writers, painters, artists, poets, and many more to be the real “creative” people. What if we told you that there was so much more to the ways we express ourselves through different mediums of art? What if our ultimate Creator blessed us with all different forms of creating? Author and poet, Rachel Marie Kang, is excited to share a new outlook on the way we think about art. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Adkins as they explore this new way of thinking on God Hears Her.   Notes and Quotes:  “There's something really beautiful about creating in the private.” –Eryn Adkins  “It's scary to be alone with your thoughts.” –Eryn Adkins  “That's how you grow, you start small.” –Rachel Marie Kang  “He is creating light as boundary, so that light has a purpose.” –Rachel Marie Kang “I am pushing back the darkness in my own life.” –Rachel Marie Kang “He is always creating. He is always moving. He is always working. He is pushing back the darkness always.” –Rachel Marie Kang “You have something to offer.” –Rachel Marie Kang   Verses:  John 1:3 Genesis 1:2-3 Genesis 4:1 Lamentations 3   Links:  Rachel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelmariekang/ Let There Be Art by Rachel Marie Kang: Amazon God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/  God Hears Her email sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/sign-upsfmc  Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast Elisa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/ Eryn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/   MB01LYXLZUZQCJI

Guest Bio: Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside of New York City. She is the founder of The Fallow House and author of Let There Be Art. Rachel's writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Ekstasis, She Reads Truth, and (in)courage. She lives and writes in North Carolina with her husband and two children.   Show Summary: When thinking about creativity, we often consider writers, painters, artists, poets, and many more to be the real “creative” people. What if we told you that there was so much more to the ways we express ourselves through different mediums of art? What if our ultimate Creator blessed us with all different forms of creating? Author and poet, Rachel Marie Kang, is excited to share a new outlook on the way we think about art. Join hosts Elisa Morgan and Eryn Adkins as they explore this new way of thinking on God Hears Her.   Notes and Quotes:  “There's something really beautiful about creating in the private.” –Eryn Adkins  “It's scary to be alone with your thoughts.” –Eryn Adkins  “That's how you grow, you start small.” –Rachel Marie Kang  “He is creating light as boundary, so that light has a purpose.” –Rachel Marie Kang “I am pushing back the darkness in my own life.” –Rachel Marie Kang “He is always creating. He is always moving. He is always working. He is pushing back the darkness always.” –Rachel Marie Kang “You have something to offer.” –Rachel Marie Kang   Verses:  John 1:3 Genesis 1:2-3 Genesis 4:1 Lamentations 3   Links:  Rachel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelmariekang/ Let There Be Art by Rachel Marie Kang: Amazon God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/  God Hears Her email sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/sign-upsfmc  Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast Elisa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisamorganauthor/ Eryn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eryneddy/   MB01LYXLZUZQCJI

"Only in Christ, will we ever be satisfied and fulfilled. The only secret to being everything and everywhere all at once is realizing that, only in Christ, will we ever be satisfied and fulfilled. Only in Him will we experience the greatest depth and width and height of life. Only in Him can we be everything we were ever created to be.  It's no secret and it's no superpower.  To be with Him is to be everywhere we ever need to be.  To be known by Him is to see we are everything we ever need to be."Leave a comment for Rachel: --The fall issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith Magazine is out on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local grocery store, Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy magazines. 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"I need the fresh reminder of God's mercy right now. Looking back, I now see that God's unfailing love didn't just come to me every morning, it carried me through every night. His mercy was the breath in my lungs even though my body was weak. His mercy was love in my life even though I felt lost and alone. His mercy was a feast for my soul, sustaining me though I ached and starved for my life to change.   And if I held onto Him then, I could hold onto Him now, heavy-laden and heaving and all. I can hold onto Him this minute (and the next . . . and the next), never needing to hold out for the morning to wash me anew. I can recall His mercies to my mind now, right here."Leave a comment for Rachel and be entered to WIN a copy of the fall Everyday Faith Magazine! https://incourage.me/?p=234533--Whether navigating political or religious differences, dealing with toxic people or our own unforgiveness, our book Come Sit with Me tackles the struggles no one really wants to talk about. Get two free chapters and pick up your copy at incourage.me/comesitwithme!  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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Author Rachel Marie Kang joins us for a conversation about why we're all creative (even if we don't think so) and how we can bring more creative joy into our lives. ResourcesLet There Be Art by Rachel Marie Kang

"Curiosity is the fuel that feeds our compassion. And compassion is the gateway to seeing and serving the ones around you. And I want to be that always. I want to be the one who stays curious and compassionate until the very end.  Don't you?"Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=234217--Get ready for a faith-filled school year with our collection of Back-to-School essentials. From planners and notebooks to notepads and desk décor, find everything students need to stay organized and inspired throughout the school year 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Ecclesiastes, that ancient book of wisdom, tells us there is nothing better than for us to be happy and do good...to eat, drink, and find satisfaction in our work when we can. Today, I talk with Rachel Marie Kang, author of the book Let There Be Art to talk about the holy practice of noticing beauty and joy. This is something I write about in a mini-chapter of my book entitled: "A Blessing: Delight." Rachel and I discuss how the formula that promises happiness can sometimes distract us from noticing the simple blessings that exist all around us. She offers some practical steps for being present with God even in the seemingly mundane and ordinary.

"God is the only one who can catch and care for our every wish, dream, want, need, joy, heartbreak, fear, and tear. When I realize I can't meet the wants, wishes, and needs of others, I am learning to, instead, release them to the only One who can. This looks less like bending myself into impossible shapes to save the day and more like praying for the people and places I care for."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=233577--Bible study starts this week! Create in Me a Heart of Mercy is our summer (in)courage Bible study and is hosted by the author, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. Get your copy and sign up today at 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Today, we're thrilled to welcome new voices to the (in)courage podcast! We thank Rachel Marie Kang for sharing her voice as narrator with us the past few months, and we welcome Anna E. Rendell as our new narrator.--"Goodness is already on the way. Psalm 23:6 says that goodness and mercy will follow us every single day. The Hebrew word used for follow, radaph, means to pursue or to chase. Far from a casual stroll, this is an all-out sprint, a guarantee that every day, on every single page of the story, goodness is pounding the pavement, coming for us over and over again. We may not see it yet. It might look like fear is following behind, it might feel like worry is weighing down, or seem like pain or sadness will get the last word . . . but the countdown is on. The party hats have been purchased. The celebration is certain."Leave a comment for Kaitlyn: https://incourage.me/?p=233298--In our divisive and unforgiving world, we need mercy more than ever. Join our summer online Bible study as we explore what the Bible has to say about mercy.  Author Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young will lead us through Create in Me a Heart of Mercy. Sign up today at incourage.me/podcast and get a FREE week from the Bible study!  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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Asking good questions is an art form and an advocacy tool. Questions can help us cultivate curiosity about other people and their perspectives.  Questions can bring clarity and uncover nuances to a situation. Questions can provide an avenue to challenge an injustice we see or experience."Leave a comment for Dorina: https://incourage.me/?p=233069--The summer issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Barnes & Noble, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope that this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

I'm determined not to take these days for granted.Life is a gift. And so I'm dedicating this year to my mother, to living my best year — our best year — and doing all the things she could have done if she'd been healthier or if she were still here with us.Leave a comment for Dawn: https://incourage.me/?p=232982--The summer issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Barnes & Noble, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope that this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"When we avoid timely endings, we often experience messy exits.Endings are hard, but you don't have to make them harder by refusing to move on. Is God leading you in a new direction in some area of your life? Give yourself the gift of embracing the end so you can embark on your new beginning without the memories of a messy ending."--The summer issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Barnes & Noble, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope that this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

As you breathe in the hope you have in God, breathe out the stresses you carry.Worshiping God before you go to sleep can give you a new perspective on your day and help you focus on positive thoughts, calming your mind and relaxing your body.Leave a comment: https://incourage.me/?p=232646--The summer issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Barnes & Noble, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope that this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"The dreams that matter most have little to do with results and everything to do with your formation.God is always, every time, and all the time about the formation of your heart to know His good, wide, and endless love. His dream for you is to be deeply formed by His expansive love. You, growing into your belovedness is God's greatest desire for your life."Leave a comment for Anjuli: https://incourage.me/?p=232992 --The summer issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Barnes & Noble, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope that this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"This is why mercy matters, because it spreads like wildfire and burns bright with redemption. Mercy restores us to one another while also restoring us to God. And that is God's heart — that none of us would be far from love or far from Him."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=232189--Graduation season is here! Are you Ready to Bless the Grads in Your Life? Pick up a faith-filled card and gift from DaySpring to inspire and remind them of where their true strength lies, long after the graduation ceremony is over. Shop today 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"I take all of my feelings, disappointment, fear, and pain and I lay them on the altar of God. I'm so tempted to become bitter and jaded and offended. I'm tempted to avoid those who have hurt me. But this would take me down the broad road of destruction. These responses would give a foothold to the enemy.  This is not the way of Jesus. His narrow road is found by few. I want to be one who finds it."Leave a comment for Karina: https://incourage.me/?p=232713--Graduation season is here! Are you Ready to Bless the Grads in Your Life? Pick up a faith-filled card and gift from DaySpring to inspire and remind them of where their true strength lies, long after the graduation ceremony is over. Shop today at dayspring.com. The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"It's okay to ask 'why' when we suffer. My friend, whatever it is you're mourning today, don't add silence and shame to your suffering. God already knows. Take Him your tears, your questions, your confusion, even your question of 'why?'. Lay it all before Him, trusting His compassion to be an ocean that will soothe and heal your wounds, even if your circumstances and wounds remain."Leave a comment for Michele: https://incourage.me/?p=229433--Graduation season is here! Are you Ready to Bless the Grads in Your Life? Pick up a faith-filled card and gift from DaySpring to inspire and remind them of where their true strength lies, long after the graduation ceremony is over. Shop today at dayspring.com. The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Introverts love people just as much as extroverts; we just do so in different ways.  Let's release any expectations we have of ourselves about how many friends we make, the frequency of social events on our calendar, or the number of likes we get on social media. Instead, let's focus on loving others in the powerful way God designed us to — one person at a time."Leave a comment for Holley (and enter to WIN a copy of her new book!): https://incourage.me/?p=232409--Graduation season is here! Are you Ready to Bless the Grads in Your Life? Pick up a faith-filled card and gift from DaySpring to inspire and remind them of where their true strength lies, long after the graduation ceremony is over. Shop today at dayspring.com. The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"While our circumstances may be different, our human need for connection and our reliance on Jesus for everything doesn't shift. This is what I keep thinking about: when we slow down enough to listen, the Silent Generation has a whole lot to say about pace and commitment and kindness. They have seen so much and yet we hardly ever ask them to give us advice or insight. We often just wave to them at church on a Sunday and then go to lunch with our friends that are our age, scrolling on our phones and hanging out with people facing the same challenges we are. And when we do this? We miss out on a whole lot."Leave a comment for Melissa: https://incourage.me/?p=232586--Graduation season is here! Are you Ready to Bless the Grads in Your Life? Pick up a faith-filled card and gift from DaySpring to inspire and remind them of where their true strength lies, long after the graduation ceremony is over. Shop today at dayspring.com. The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Joy is there, hiding in the corners of our messy, real lives. We might just have to redefine what it looks like. If you're in a demanding season of caregiving, either in a personal or professional setting, consider what tiny parts of your day provide glimpses of joy just for you. You're worth it."Leave a comment for Kayla: https://incourage.me/?p=232624--Stay organized and inspired every day of the year with an (in)courage Planner from DaySpring! Full of Scripture to encourage you each and every day, this planner also includes monthly devotions from your favorite (in)courage writers. Pick up the brand new (in)courage planner at dayspring.com! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"God alone can rewire the rhythm in my soul. In the rare moments of quiet and calm, before I find myself reaching and rushing to the next thing — or the next place to be, or meal to make, or email to answer, or checkbox to check — I'm beginning to sense the Holy Spirit's hand on my heart, leading me to believe that He alone can rewire the rhythm in my soul. I sense Him whispering to me, telling me to stall and stay a while longer, to tolerate the quiet and spend my spare moments standing in awe of Him and all the work that He is doing."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=232475--Stay organized and inspired every day of the year with an (in)courage Planner from DaySpring! Full of Scripture to encourage you each and every day, this planner also includes monthly devotions from your favorite (in)courage writers. Pick up the brand new (in)courage planner at dayspring.com starting 4/27! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Here is what I know: We can train our tongue. We can train our tongue speak words of encouragement. It feels great to be funny in the moment, but specific encouragement will be remembered for years to come.  Today is the day to make the change. If you've used words that could have hurt, it's not too late to ask for forgiveness."Leave a comment for Kathi: https://incourage.me/?p=232413--Stay organized and inspired every day of the year with an (in)courage Planner from DaySpring! Full of Scripture to encourage you each and every day, this planner also includes monthly devotions from your favorite (in)courage writers. Pick up the brand new (in)courage planner at dayspring.com starting 4/27! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"With every breath, we have the opportunity to say words that tear down, or words that build up. Nobody is perfect. But with how we talk to others, we can show them that the goodness of God is worth discovering and enjoying. We can allow them to have a taste of God's kindness by how kind we are to them."Leave a comment + enter to WIN the new book, Cultivating Kindness, by Dr. Tony Evans: https://incourage.me/?p=232391--Stay organized and inspired every day of the year with an (in)courage Planner from DaySpring! Full of Scripture to encourage you each and every day, this planner also includes monthly devotions from your favorite (in)courage writers. Pick up the brand new (in)courage planner at dayspring.com starting 4/27! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Ours is a story where resurrection is already and always on the way. I don't see it yet, at least not in this particular middle place. I'm still watching, still waiting, still begging and believing that the page will turn. What I know, though, is that Sunday is always coming.  Today, I remind myself: We have a God who turned the very worst of all days into a day known around the world as 'Good.'"Leave a comment for Kaitlyn: https://incourage.me/?p=232400--Stay organized and inspired every day of the year with an (in)courage Planner from DaySpring! Full of Scripture to encourage you each and every day, this planner also includes monthly devotions from your favorite (in)courage writers. Pick up the brand new (in)courage planner at dayspring.com starting 4/27! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"God is not surprised when we fall apart. He isn't shocked or dismayed when we get a little or a lot messy. He doesn't demand that we get our act together before coming to Him. And God doesn't run the other way when we feel like it's all too much — or when we are what feels like too much."Leave a comment for Mary: https://incourage.me/?p=231846--This Easter, prepare your heart and home with Simply Jesus – a new keepsake magazine from DaySpring. Simply Jesus contains scripture, devotions, articles – 96 pages to help you prepare for Easter. Even a special section just for kids!  Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or wherever you buy magazines. The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"God wastes not one drop of your difficulty. God is renewing your strength and vision day by day, season by season. He is not idle but actively moving in your life so that you may know Him better. Part of that is showing you and me how the hardship that seemed so unnecessary before can grow into future blessings rising from the mystery."Leave a comment for Kristen: https://incourage.me/?p=231792--This Easter, prepare your heart and home with Simply Jesus – a new keepsake magazine from DaySpring. Simply Jesus contains scripture, devotions, articles – 96 pages to help you prepare for Easter. Even a special section just for kids!  Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or wherever you buy magazines. The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Jesus meets us inside the walls of our churches and outside of them on smoke breaks. Church isn't always a sermon. Sometimes it's a smoke break with two friends whose lives have looked nothing like mine. Jesus was right there – inside our church service and outside too.  Each of us belongs to Him."Leave a comment for Aliza: https://incourage.me/?p=231714 --This Easter, prepare your heart and home with Simply Jesus – a new keepsake magazine from DaySpring. Simply Jesus contains scripture, devotions, articles – 96 pages to help you prepare for Easter. Even a special section just for kids!  Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or wherever you buy magazines. The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"As real as our challenges are, heaven must become even more real. That pain you feel? You're homesick. But that's okay, because to be homesick only confirms that the best is yet to come.  Go ahead and dream, even while you weep. One day soon, you will finally be home. And He'll have your room ready."Leave a comment for Michele: https://incourage.me/?p=231032--This Easter, prepare your heart and home with Simply Jesus – a new keepsake magazine from DaySpring. Simply Jesus contains scripture, devotions, articles – 96 pages to help you prepare for Easter. Even a special section just for kids!  Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or wherever you buy magazines. The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"We live in a dance of yesterday and today, of grief and gratitude. We do not have to pick one. There's a sisterhood of gratitude and grief, of death and resurrection. I find both in the strands of my midlife hair. I look at a section of still-jet-black mixed with lightened pieces and bright, almost-translucent-white strands and feel an ache for what was and a thanks for who I am becoming with age, change, and redemption."Leave a comment for Tasha: https://incourage.me/?p=231702--This Easter, prepare your heart and home with Simply Jesus – a new keepsake magazine from DaySpring. Simply Jesus contains scripture, devotions, articles – 96 pages to help you prepare for Easter. Even a special section just for kids!  Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or wherever you buy magazines. The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

We can be countercultural by cheering each other on, and in doing so we participate in the joy that God has for us all.Leave a comment for Grace: https://incourage.me/?p=231729--Getting ready for Easter? At dayspring.com, you'll find just the right resources to experience Jesus in a whole new way this season. From meaningful cards and gifts to Bibles and beautiful jewelry, DaySpring has just what you need to get your heart and home ready to celebrate. Shop now at dayspring.com! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"We are not collateral damage. We are beloved, no matter what. God promises beauty for ashes. Dancing for mourning. Streams in the desert. And God delivers. So even as we heal, cry, and grieve… we hope."Leave a comment for Anna: https://incourage.me/?p=231547--Getting ready for Easter? At dayspring.com, you'll find just the right resources to experience Jesus in a whole new way this season. From meaningful cards and gifts to Bibles and beautiful jewelry, DaySpring has just what you need to get your heart and home ready to celebrate. Shop now at dayspring.com! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"I define kindness as 'Love, and then some.' When we extend kindness to people, we are showing them what they deserve, whether it is dignity, honor, or love."Leave a comment for Simi: https://incourage.me/?p=231644--Getting ready for Easter? At dayspring.com, you'll find just the right resources to experience Jesus in a whole new way this season. From meaningful cards and gifts to Bibles and beautiful jewelry, DaySpring has just what you need to get your heart and home ready to celebrate. Shop now at dayspring.com! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"It's hard to feel at rest when you're tangled up by invisible strings. God works in our hearts when we take our worked-up soul and bear it all before Him. He knows it all anyway. But there is something sacred and sanctifying in the intentional unraveling of every knot and jumble. It's where God's compassionate hands meet us and take over the real work."Leave a comment for Becky: https://incourage.me/?p=231673--The spring issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope that this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"If you feel like you're not measuring up, I have good news: You don't need to. The next time you realize you're being tough on yourself, take a breath and consider what God says about you. There is nothing that you could do that would make God love you any more or less. You do not have to hit any certain achievement or spin a billion more plates to gain the love of Christ – His love is a gift freely given. "Leave a comment for Kayla: https://incourage.me/?p=231437--The spring issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope that this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

"Jesus accepted help, so we can and should too. Could Jesus have gotten Himself together on His own? Yes, but God lovingly sent the angels to minister to Jesus anyway. For all the times we pray and ask God for help, He often sends it through others. The hard part is letting down our guardrails of pride, fear, or embarrassment to receive it."Leave a comment on today's post and be entered to win a copy of Everyday Faith Spring Magazine! https://incourage.me/?p=231488--The spring issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope that this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Today, we're thrilled to welcome new voices to the (in)courage podcast! We thank Grace P. Cho for sharing her gifts with us this past year, and we welcome Rachel Marie Kang as our new narrator. --"Love that comes from weakness and emptiness might be the purest kind of love I can offer. When I think about love this way, it makes the cross mean so much more. Christ didn't die from a place of strength, but from a place of humility. He didn't die going out swinging. He died spread out and surrendered. He didn't die from a place of fullness. He died empty and poured out. God emptied Himself to be with us. We empty ourselves to be with others. Empty is enough."Leave a comment for Anjuli: https://incourage.me/?p=231506--The spring issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart, or wherever you buy magazines. We hope that this issue helps you know and share God's love in fresh, true, and inspiring ways! The (in)courage podcast is narrated by Rachel Marie Kang, and 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: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

The (in)courage podcast is taking a brief hiatus from new episodes this week as we do some maintenance and updating behind the scenes! We'll return to new daily episodes next week, March 13th. In the meantime, we hope you'll enjoy five episodes from our podcast archives!Today's replay is of a bonus episode conversation from November 2022, titled Come Sit With Me, with Becky Keife, Rachel Marie Kang, & Anna E. Rendell.--In our book, Come Sit with Me: How to Delight in Differences, Love through Disagreements, and Live with Discomfort, 26 (in)courage writers get fully vulnerable as they share about the real, the hard, even the yet unfinished. From politics to religious differences, from dealing with toxic people to dealing with our own unforgiveness and desire for revenge, (in)courage is here to reveal the struggles no one really wants to talk about – and how we can actually grow closer to God and others through the circumstances we'd rather run from.Whether you're in the middle of a conflict without resolution or wondering how to enter into a friend's pain, this book will serve as a gentle guide. Discover how God can work through your disagreements, differences, and discomfort in ways you might never expect. We're thrilled about this very special book; get your copy today wherever books are sold.Connect with (in)courage: Facebook & Instagram for daily encouragement, videos, and more! Website for the (in)courage library, to meet our contributors, and to access the archives. Email us at incourage@dayspring.com. Leave a podcast review on Apple!

You're not stupid. What you are is limited in your capacity to know and to solve everything. I need that grace, I need it right now and I need it everyday. Do you? I need the reminder to relinquish my control, to put my trust in God who holds all things — all hurt, healing, hardship, and hope — in His hands."Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=230962--Bible study starts this week! Create in Me a Heart of Wisdom is our winter (in)courage Bible study and is hosted by the author, Grace P. Cho. Get your copy and sign up today at incourage.me/heartofwisdom!The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring, makers of your favorite cards, books, and gifts. Visit them today at DaySpring.com.Connect with (in)courage: Facebook & Instagram for daily empowerment Website for the (in) library, meet contributors, article archive Email us at incourage@dayspring.com Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Author and creator Rachel Marie King joins us today to talk about how one can both create and partake in the creations of others when something in our bodies has made the act of creating difficult, what it looks like to fight back against an illness or pain stealing the childlike faith and joy that Jesus invites us into as followers of his Kingdom, and what the practical steps are to both accept the limitations of our bodies while also giving ourselves permission to create, fail, and enjoy life in new ways. Check out her book and other resources below! We'll have one more short episode in Season Two next week where Tera explains the plan for Season Three of the podcast moving forward. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss any episodes! Links from our conversation with Rachel: Let There Be Art Rachel's Website Fallow House Community Fallow House Podcast Rachel's Creative Coaching Services Rachel's TikTok Rachel's Instagram Anatomy of Story Joni and Friends Tera's Website Tera's Instagram

What it means to “fill and subdue” the earth per God's command in Genesis 1:28, the intrinsic goodness of any work “that helps, heals, entertains, or redeems,” and why Rachel is intentional about doing work that nobody will ever see.Links Mentioned:Rachel Marie KangLet There Be ArtThe Fallow HouseRachel Marie Kang on LinkedInRachel Marie Kang on TwitterRachel Marie Kang on InstagramRachel Marie Kang on FacebookWalking on WaterCreation RediscoveredNaming the Animals

Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. She is a writer of poems, prose, and other pieces, and she is the founder of Fallow Ink. A mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent, she is a graduate of Nyack College with a Bachelor of Arts in English with Creative Writing and a minor in Bible. Her writing has been featured by Christianity Today, Charlotte Magazine, and (in)courage. Rachel lives and writes just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and two children. Rebecca and Rachel chatted about: Where the message of Let There Be Art came from How God enables us to create in different ways and what that discovery has been like for Rachel Encouragement for someone who is stuck in their creativity What if it's "already been done"? What about Jesus makes Rachel radiant Order Let There Be Art on Amazon ________________________________ PSSSSSST! Did you know that Rebecca's debut book, Do the Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption, and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl releases in April? If you're ready to… See your gifts and talents from a gospel-centered perspective. Prioritize goals related to your calling as you move forward with gumption and grace. Maximize your passions in the work you do every day. Actively partner with God to serve Him and love others. Overcome negative thought patterns so you can brainstorm, develop, and create with the confidence of a go-getter girl! …then make sure you stick around in the weeks to come as we share how you can get involved in the book launch! Each chapter includes prayer prompts, Scripture for further study, questions for reflection, action steps to move your goal forward, and accompanying videos (for individuals or small groups). So grab a friend (or 8) and let's use God's Word as our compass to “do the thing”. After all, if not now…when?

I need the fresh reminder of God's mercy right now. Looking back, I now see that God's unfailing love didn't just come to me every morning, it carried me through every night. His mercy was the breath in my lungs even though my body was weak. His mercy was love in my life even though I felt lost and alone. His mercy was a feast for my soul, sustaining me though I ached and starved for my life to change.Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=229389--You can now preorder Create in Me a Heart of Wisdom, the next Bible study from (in)courage! 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, makers of your favorite cards, books, and gifts. Visit them today at DaySpring.com.Connect with (in)courage: Facebook & Instagram for daily empowerment Website for the (in) library, meet contributors, article archive Email us at incourage@dayspring.com Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Perhaps in no other way do we more vibrantly reflect our Creator than with our creativity, whether through music, writing, hospitality, photography, painting, design, comedy, dance, or other form of artistic expression. On Tuesday's Mornings with Eric and Brigitte, Rachel Marie Kang, writer, author and Founder of The Fallow House, shares with us that our art is not peripheral to life--it is at the very heart of why we exist. Our art and creativity are like light that pushes back the darkness in our lives, and there is beauty, healing, and hope that shines through when we finally take hold of what's in front of us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an episode about creating, about creativity, about the importance of being playful throughout your life, about imposter syndrome, and poetry, and family, and the types of things that make a simple life grand. Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. She is founder of The Fallow House and author of Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity within You. Rachel's writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and (in)courage. She lives and writes in North Carolina with her husband and two children. You can find Rachel at all of the place below. https://www.rachelmariekang.com https://www.instagram.com/rachelmariekang/ https://www.twitter.com/rachelmariekang/ https://www.facebook.com/rachelmariekang/ ** This episode is sponsored by the Institute for Excellence in Writing, or IEW. Each year at Christmas, IEW gives twelve days of gifts that consist of products, downloads, video and audio resources, and more. On the final day, they ship a special gift right to your door! Register now to take advantage of all the gifts and help your students become confident communicators. Register at IEW.com

Rachel Marie Kang is the author of Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity Within You. In this episode, Rachel and Jonathan Rogers discuss creative collisions, finding balance between art-making and other life-responsibilities, and creating right where you are.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesus says, 'Believe in Me. Trust in Me. Look to Me. Lean on Me. I am your maker. And I am your mender.' Leave a comment for Rachel: https://incourage.me/?p=228533--The winter issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith Magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local grocery store, Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy magazines. The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring, makers of your favorite cards, books, and gifts. Visit them today at DaySpring.com.Connect with (in)courage: Facebook & Instagram for daily empowerment Website for the (in) library, meet contributors, article archive Email us at incourage@dayspring.com Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Our guest, Rachel Marie Kang, is here to comfort our hearts and help us see the opportunity we have to worship the Lord in new ways today, and I hope you lean in.Whether you are creating something for others to find encouragement through or you are taking the time to enjoy keeping it private, you'll be surprised by how many ways you can honor the Lord by learning to see the goodness that He's placed within and around you.Today, we're reflecting on Psalm 27:1, 13-14 NIVThe Lord is my light and my salvation—    whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life—    of whom shall I be afraid?I remain confident of this:    I will see the goodness of the Lord    in the land of the living.Wait for the Lord;    be strong and take heart    and wait for the Lord.Rachel Encouraged Us To Remember:the loving whispers of God are always present;there are invitations to admire God's goodness all around us;faithfulness is about finding fulfillment in the Lord;find the freedom to lean into the season you're in presently.Tag me and let us know what your favorite point was! I'm on IG at @candidliv and Rachel is at @rachelmariekang.Additional ResourcesClick here for the show notes, and get all the details on Let There Be Art and our sponsors!Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts or Audible to show some loveHere's the Confident Collaborations QuizI also have a coupon code available to my subscribers who are looking to build a beautiful, new website that will help you grow more confident about communicating your message. Click Here to Find Out More.

Join Dawn and Steve in the Morning for a devotional from Blackaby Ministries International about preparing for the day of the Lord. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 In addition, Rachel Marie Kang will discuss her book Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity within You. Rachel reminds us that our art is not peripheral to life but rather it is at the heart of what we have to offer the world. Rachel is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. A mixed woman of African American, Native American, Irish, and Dutch descent, she is a graduate of Nyack College (New York) with a degree in English with Creative Writing and Bible. She is the founder of The Fallow House and author of Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity within You. Rachel’s writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and (in)courage. She lives and writes in North Carolina with her husband and two children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our new book, Come Sit with Me: How to Delight in Differences, Love through Disagreements, and Live with Discomfort, 26 (in)courage writers women get fully vulnerable as they share about the real, the hard, even the yet unfinished. From politics to religious differences, from dealing with toxic people to dealing with our own unforgiveness and desire for revenge, (in)courage is here to reveal the struggles no one really wants to talk about – and how we can actually grow closer to God and others through the circumstances we'd rather run from. Whether you're in the middle of a conflict without resolution or wondering how to enter into a friend's pain, this book will serve as a gentle guide. Discover how God can work through your disagreements, differences, and discomfort in ways you might never expect. We're thrilled that this very special book is able to be in your hands; get your copy today. --The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring, makers of your favorite cards, books, and gifts. Visit them today at DaySpring.com.Connect with (in)courage: Facebook & Instagram for daily empowerment Website for the (in) library, meet contributors, article archive Email us at incourage@dayspring.com Leave a podcast review on Apple!

Do you know what separates us (Humans) from Computers, AI and animals? One of the things is our ability to be creative. We all have the ability to be creative and when we regularly tap into our creative genius we are more innovative, better problem solvers and more fulfilled. We are born with curiosity and creativity but as we get older many people don't keep exercising those muscles and we can find ourselves not learning, being curious or innovating as much as we could be. Today I talk about the why we need to flex our creative muscle and consider how our work might change in the next 1-3 years and if we are continously learning and innovating and why we need to be creative- to use our hands and minds to make something- because we were made to do so and without some outlet we often feel less enjoyment and fulfillment in life. Learn 3 ways you can tap into your creativity. Quick Note: I am going to shift to releasing 1 episode a week typically on Wednesdays for the remainder of the season and wrap up season 2 before the holidays. Want to https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/302HX3FMQ3USM?ref_=wl_share&_encoding=UTF8&tag=kristinfitch-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=d4c11eb710f0139f84a469da8df9f408&camp=1789&creative=9325 (check out the books) mentioned in this episode? https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/302HX3FMQ3USM?ref_=wl_share&_encoding=UTF8&tag=kristinfitch-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=d4c11eb710f0139f84a469da8df9f408&camp=1789&creative=9325 (Let there be Art by Rachel Marie Kang) and https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/302HX3FMQ3USM?ref_=wl_share&_encoding=UTF8&tag=kristinfitch-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=d4c11eb710f0139f84a469da8df9f408&camp=1789&creative=9325 (Road to Wonder by Taylor Hughes.) Ready to Be Encouraged and Shift Your Mindset? Join my 7 Day Encouragement Challenge (get 7 emails with positive ideas, quick exercises and bible verses to Lift You Up in Your Day.)-https://kristinfitch.com/encouragedlife/ ( click here.) Or connect with Kristin and learn about her Website Audit to Help you grow your leads and organic traffic using your website. Creativity, Creativity in the Workplace, We are Made to Create, Future of Work, Great Resignation, How to be More Creative

Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. She is an author, poet and founder of The Fallow House online creative community. Her writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and (in)courage. A mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent, she is a graduate of Alliance College with a Bachelor of Arts in English with Creative Writing and a minor in Bible. In this episode, Rachel and I discuss her book, Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity Within You. In keeping our season ten theme of Restoration for the heart of the artist, Rachel and I discuss what it is like to create in the space between life and death, joy and grief and how creativity can serve as a bridge between the two poles. Support The Podcast! Thank you!Connect with Rachel Brightbell Creative: Meaningful Marketing For the Creative Artist.

As humans, we sometimes see changing directions with our business, our art, our studies a step back. What if instead, we saw it as a natural pivot as we learn and grow and pursue our passions. That's one of the things we talk about today on this episode of Coffee Time Conversations. List of resources mentioned in this episode:Dandelion Tea Hope*Writers ConferenceOrr-Reed Small Business Saturday Artisan FairLara CornellArt House Dallas ExhibitCorella Roberts Rachel Marie Kang Follow Coffee Time Conversations, or Robert or Rebecca on Social Media: InstagramCoffee Time Conversations - https://www.instagram.com/coffeetime.conversationsPrince Art Studio - https://www.instagram.com/princeart_studio/Rebecca - https://www.instagram.com/prince_beckRobert - https://www.instagram.com/robertprinceFacebookCoffee Time ConversationsPrince Art StudioWebsitesCoffee Time Conversations - https://www.coffeetimeconversations.comRobert's Writing - https://recognizingthedivine.comPrince Art Studio - https://www.princeartstudio.com/

Do you think of yourself as a creative?Often we are quick to dismiss ourselves as creatives — giving that description to people who write, paint or sing. But what if creativity is different than you think it is?In this episode, our new friend and author Rachel Marie Kang teaches us what creativity is, why it matters to us and how we can can be stewards of the gifts God has uniquely given us. Discover the ways your Creator has made you to be like Him so you can see how to make things in this world better.Related Resources: Rachel's new book, Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Releasing the Creativity within You, is now available! Click here to order now. Subscribe to our devotions and get weekday encouragement from writers like Rachel sent straight to your inbox for FREE! Subscribe to the Podcast Insider newsletter and get updates on what's coming soon on both this podcast and the Therapy & Theology podcast. Each newsletter includes a thought to consider from an episode you heard that month and links to our favorite resources and products that Proverbs 31 has to offer! Click here to read the transcript for this episode.

Rachel Marie Kang is an author and poet releasing her frist book, Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity within You. The book serves as an invitation to create right where you are and dispels the myths that art is reserved for only an elite few. She explores the ordinary acitivities of life such as cooking, play, silence, and laughter and invites readers to discover the creativity within all of us  and encourages us to create right where we are with what we have. Rachel is a NY native and founder of The Fallow House. She has a degree in English with Creative Writing from Nyack College and has contributed to Chrisitianity Today, Provers 31 Ministries and (in)Courage.  Let There Be Art is avaialbe for pre-order with bonuses and a release day of Oct. 11. See link for details https://www.rachelmariekang.com/lettherebeart Support the podcast with a financial gift Donate  The podcast is an extension of an arts collective that creates spiritually formative resources through embodied expressions. Visit our website  https://vividartistry.org

For the times we may be unsure about our art — times when our creating and making doesn't feel possible or purposeful or practical, the new book by (in)courage contributor Rachel Marie Kang, Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity within You, gives you permission to embrace the peace, pleasure, and purpose inherent in your art and in the process of making it.Order your copy today and leave a comment  for a chance to WIN one of 5 copies: https://incourage.me/?p=227628--The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring, makers of your favorite cards, books, and gifts. Visit them today at DaySpring.com.

Even when your flesh fails, even when careers change. As the kids come in and out of your home, as the years race and the hands age. When work overwhelms, when dreams dissipate -- pay attention. Learn to look at the life that surrounds you. Press into the present, then ponder and pray: How is God creating in and through me now, even if it looks different from that which I first dreamed?Enter to win a copy of Rachel's book: https://incourage.me/?p=227628--The fall issue of DaySpring's Everyday Faith Magazine is now on newsstands! Pick up a copy today on DaySpring.com or at your local grocery store, Sam's Club, Costco, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy magazines.The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring, makers of your favorite cards, books, and gifts. Visit them today at DaySpring.com.

We are excited to introduce you to Rachel Marie Kang. Rachel is the author of Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity within You, which releases October 11th.   Robert had the pleasure of talking with her about the book, the creative process and how we can participate in art, whether we consider ourselves artists, creatives, writers, or even none of those things. This book is a wonderful addition to your fall reading. It will draw you closer to God, while also giving you permission to participate in beauty and in creation in new ways. Rachel is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. She is a writer of poems, prose, and other pieces, and she is the founder of Fallow Ink. A mixed woman of African American, Native American (Ramapough Lenape Nation), Irish, and Dutch descent, she is a graduate of Nyack College with a Bachelor of Arts in English with Creative Writing and a minor in Bible. Her writing has been featured by Christianity Today, Charlotte Magazine, and (in)courage. Rachel lives and writes just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and two children. Connect with Rachel:Website - https://www.rachelmariekang.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rachelmariekang/Pre-Order Bonuses - Let There Be Art: The CollectiveList of resources mentioned in this episode:Creation Rediscovered by Jeffery M. LeonardThe Fallow House - An online creative community led by Rachel Marie KangList of coffee mentioned in this episode:Velvet Thunder - Disco Coffee RoastersVelvet Blaze - Summer Moon CoffeeFollow Coffee Time Conversations, or Robert or Rebecca on Social Media: InstagramCoffee Time Conversations - https://www.instagram.com/coffeetime.conversationsPrince Art Studio - https://www.instagram.com/princeart_studio/Rebecca - https://www.instagram.com/prince_beckRobert - https://www.instagram.com/robertprinceFacebookCoffee Time ConversationsPrince Art StudioWebsitesCoffee Time Conversations - https://www.coffeetimeconversations.comRobert's Writing - https://recognizingthedivine.comPrince Art Studio - https://www.princeartstudio.com/

When you fall apart, you are falling into grace. Even while life is crumbling in ways that we cannot comprehend or control, His love for us still proves to be all that we need.Join the conversation: https://incourage.me/?p=226505--Back to school shopping? DaySpring is here to help you Live Your Faith with apparel, totes, backpacks, water bottles and more! Find the best deals at incourage.me/podcast!The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring, makers of your favorite cards, books, and gifts. Visit them today at DaySpring.com.

Episode 22 of the She is Kindred podcast is a perfect launch into this month's theme: “The Working Woman.” Host Britt Nikel Smith chats with writer Rachel Marie Kang about pursuing dreams and how we can practice presence in the middle of them. Their conversation leans into building a life that focuses less on “what's next” and more on “what's now.” Can we find purpose in all that we do? And can we begin to believe that even the smallest things hold significance and purpose? Rachel believes creativity can and does thrive in the every day and encourages listeners to release the expectations of perfection and practice presence instead. Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. She is a graduate of Nyack College (New York) with a degree in English with Creative Writing and Bible. She is founder of The Fallow House and author of Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity within You. Rachel's writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and (in)courage. She lives and writes in North Carolina with her husband and two children. Connect with her at rachelmariekang.com and on Instagram at @rachelmariekang.In this episode, Britt talks with Rachel about: God as the dream-giverShifting dreams & the strategy it takes to pursue themLearning to enjoy the process of the pursuitFinding purpose in everything we do and createPracticing presence and setting realistic expectations Choosing perspective over perfectionResources mentioned in this episode: Let There Be Art: The Please and Purpose of Releasing the Creativity within You by Rachel Marie KangShe is Kindred Podcast: Identity, Imposter Syndrome, and Imago Dei "Upstream" by Mary OliverRonne Rock“The Irrational Season” by Madeleine L'EngleRachel Marie Kang Creative CoachingEpisode Quotes:“I think often we can disregard parts of our journey and say, ‘Well, that's not really my big picture dream.'... And yet, those are the things that are preparing us for what's next. Every season is preparing us for the next season in our lives.”  -Britt Nikel Smith“Sometimes, dreams are birthed in that soil where you may have experienced a void or a wound and through doing whatever…there's a healing there. Light shines through and hope comes.” -Rachel Marie Kang“Our art pushes back the darkness in our lives and in this world. Every time you pick up a pen, every time you dance, every time you record a podcast episode, that has the potential to bring light and life into your life and into someone else's.” -Rachel Marie Kang“Create for pleasure. Create for purpose. Create because that is a way to bring help and hope into the world.” -Rachel Marie Kang“There is worthy work to be done in every season.'” -Britt Nikel Smith// Connect with us on Instagram @sheiskindredco Join our monthly newsletter & never miss an episode!Support the show

The Holy Spirit whispers, "I am not a distant God." As you move and love and celebrate and cry through this weekend, may the truth be made clear: You are held in the arms of your Heavenly Father.Leave a comment and join the conversation: https://incourage.me/?p=224579--The Illustrating Bibles from DaySpring are specifically designed for the Bible Journaler to take you deeper into the Word than you've ever gone before – and they're now available at a NEW lower price – just $69.99! Learn more and get your Illustrating Bible at incourage.me/podcast.The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring, makers of your favorite cards, books, and gifts. Visit them today at DaySpring.com.

May you embrace your desire to dream and imagine like you embrace your need to breathe. Imagination is the foundation to our faith because faith invites us to envision and embrace a King and a kingdom we've yet to see with our eyes. Join the conversation: https://incourage.me/?p=223793Graduation season is here! Are you ready to bless the grads in your life? Pick up a faith-filled card and gift from dayspring.com to inspire and remind them of where their true strength lies, long after the graduation ceremony is over. Shop at incourage.me/podcast – click ‘grads'.The (in)courage podcast is brought to you by DaySpring, makers of your favorite cards, books, and gifts. Visit them today at DaySpring.com. 

God is like the heart in your chest — even though you can't see Him, you can hear Him, feel Him, and sense Him. He will never just be a God to worship; He's a God who is with us — closer than the skin on our bones, closer than the heart in our chest.Join the conversation: https://incourage.me/?p=222797

Rachel Marie Kang is a beautiful writer and the creator of Indelible Ink Writers—an online community of diverse creatives willing and wanting to bring forth bare words and brave art. She's got a book on creativity coming out this year and I gotta say, this conversation really nourished my soul. I didn't know Rachel before, but I felt we were kindred spirits as creatives and I think fellow Enneagram 4s and creatives will really enjoy this dive into writing, mothering and where the seeds of our inspiration come from. I'm so excited to read her book and encourage you to check out Indelible Ink Writers! Check her out on Instagram here. Recent episodes: Sheila Gregoire: Let's Talk About Sex Katie Scott: Joy & Purpose in Everyday Mom Moments Elisha & Angela: Faith After Fundamentalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the second week in our Wholehearted Rhythm Pillar series.  Every year I love coming back to exploring why the 3 Wholehearted Rhythm Pillars are so crucial - Word, Worship, and Write. This series is created to help you discover with God the new habits that will work for any new season you may find yourself in this New Year or in the middle of a year.  Last week, we had an inspiring conversation about why getting in the Word is so crucial. If you haven't checked that out, it's episode 227 and I highly recommend it! In today's episode, we are chatting about all things worship! My guest today is Rachel Marie Kang and wow, what pure joy to spend a half-hour with. As an Enneagram 4, she is a role model at appreciating the beauty around her, including the beauty in worship. She also will help you re-define what can “count” as worship in your life. Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside of New York City. A mixed woman of African American, Native American, Irish, and Dutch descent, she is a graduate of Nyack College (New York) from which she holds a degree in English with Creative Writing. She is the founder of Indelible Ink Writers, contributing writer for (in)courage, and her writing has been featured in Christianity Today and Charlotte Magazine. Her first book, on creativity, will release in October 2022 with Revell Books. She lives and writes from North Carolina.Listen to the worship song Rachel Mentioned hereVisit Rachel's website hereCheck out the new Wholehearted Enneagram shop right here Say "hi" to Amy on Instagram!

What do you do when your lifelong dream is suddenly snatched away by a health diagnosis?  My guest Rachel Kang joins me today to share her journey of being diagnosed with rheumatic fever and navigating through the lasting impacts on her voice, how she felt that God had taken her dreams away, and how she did the heart work, and changed her perspective. We also chat about the complexities of being a writer who is multiethnic and the heart changing message she has for women who may be experiencing disappointments or delays.About Rachel Kang:Rachel Kang is a mixed woman of African American, Native American, Irish, and Dutch descent. She is a writer of prose, poems, and other pieces, and she is the founder of Indelible Ink Writers. Her first book, on creativity as a calling, is due out in 2022 with Revell Books. Connect with Rachel:Website// Instagram// Twitter// Facebook// Indelible Ink Writers Website// Indelible Ink Writers InstagramConnect with Latasha:Website// Instagram//EmailOTB Email Tribe: Click here for updates and encouragement in your inbox!Mentioned in this episode:Read Rachel's Published Articles: https://www.rachelmariekang.com/piecesTime (from the movie Inception)- https://youtu.be/RxabLA7UQ9k

I'm so honored to introduce you to my beautiful, poetic, passionate, friend Rachel Marie Kang. Rachel has been a safe place for me to ask questions and process so much of what I am learning about racism, history, white privilege and so many other aspects of racism and reconciliation. Rachel and I decided to record so you could hear her powerful story and perspective- as a woman of color, as a mom, and as a believer and Jesus-lover. She shares personal stories, practical next steps, and advice for teaching the next generation in order to bring justice and racial reconciliation to our black brothers and sisters. You don't want to miss this episode. I can confidently say it is the most important one I've done to date.