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In this rich and honest conversation on Just Talkin' About Jesus, host Jan sits down with friends Lynn Shortman and Luba Shalya to talk about something every believer wrestles with — courage. Together, these three women unpack what courage really looks like in the life of a Christian: not the absence of fear, but the willingness to act in faith anyway.
Luba shares the courage it took to launch an online women's prayer group for Oregon, the grief of losing two children, and how speaking God's Word over her life — even 100 times a day — carried her through some of the hardest seasons imaginable. Lynn reflects on her Abraham-like leap of faith in 1977, packing up and driving across the country with no plan, which ultimately led her to meet God in a new place. Jan adds her own story of choosing life and integrity in the face of an unplanned pregnancy.
The conversation goes deep into biblical examples of courage — Job's unwavering trust through catastrophic loss, Esther's surrender as she walked before the king declaring "if I perish, I perish," and Mordecai's refusal to bow. Woven throughout is a powerful thread: the more intimately you know God, the more courageous you become.
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0:00 Welcome — Introducing Lynn & Luba
0:44 How Lynn & Luba Met Through Glory of Zion Ministry
2:38 It Took Courage to Start — Luba's Story
3:08 Defining Courage: Biblical & Practical
4:10 What Held Luba Back — Stepping Into the Unknown
6:14 The Blessings That Followed — Lynn's Perspective
6:59 Getting to Know Each Other: Community & Connection
9:13 When God Tells You to Do Something — Trust the Step
9:53 Lynn's Courageous Moment: An Abraham-Like Journey
11:39 Courage Gives Way to Faith — Finding God in Oregon
12:00 Jan's Story: Choosing Courage During an Unplanned Pregnancy
13:03 The Courage to Trust God Through Mistakes
14:38 Biblical Characters Who Showed Courage: Job & Joshua
15:09 Luba on Job — Suffering, Loyalty & Surrendering to God
18:32 How Job's Story Carried Luba Through Losing Two Children
19:34 The One Thing That Makes Courage Possible: Love for God
21:17 Relationship With God Is the Foundation of Courage
21:55 Esther: Courage to Hide & Courage to Be Revealed
23:15 "For Such a Time as This" — Mordecai's Words to Esther
24:36 Fasting, Prayer & Getting God's Strategy
25:55 "If I Perish, I Perish" — Esther's Full Surrender
28:03 Mordecai's Courage: Refusing to Bow to Haman
29:35 Community in Courage — Esther's Prayer Army
30:41 Luba: Feeling the Prayers of Others
31:34 We Are the Body of Christ — United in Love
32:01 Taking Problems to the Courts of Heaven
33:35 God Sent Over $7,000 — A Real-Life Miracle
35:36 Speaking the Word Over Your Life — the Hebrew Practice of Hagah
36:46 Raising 9 Kids Alone, Tithing & Trusting God's Provision
37:33 Asking God "Who Are You?" — Three Hours Before His Throne
39:07 God Spoke Through Luba's 4-Year-Old Daughter
40:25 It Takes Courage to Believe You Are in His Heart
41:37 Closing Encouragement — Don't Be Discouraged, Keep Coming
42:03 Lynn: Written on the Palm of His Hand
42:45 Luba's Final Word: Find the Courage, He Will Answer
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