Craving Connection 30 Challenges for Real-Life Engagement

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781433645679
• ISBN10: 143364567X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-01-10
• Publisher: B&H Books

Summary

We all long for meaningful relationships, the Colossians 3:14 kind that fulfill our desire for unity and connection with God, our friends, and our community. But where do we start? Craving Connection is a journey with (in)courage writers sharing real-life stories, practical Scripture application, and connection challenges that will encourage you to:
 

• Embrace the desire God has given each of us for connection
• Invest in meaningful relationships, right where God has you
• Become the friend you wish you had

The (in)courage community invites you to grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair to the table, and commit to creatively and prayerfully fulfilling your cravings for connection. How could your life be different after prayerfully and intentionally connecting with God, friends, and your community?

Author Biography

At (in)courage you are welcome to a place of faith, connection and friendship, where you will always find yourself among friends. Founded in 2009 by DaySpring, the Christian subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc., the vision for (in)courage was to create a new home for the hearts of women, where women take turns pulling up a chair to share their stories of what Jesus looks like in their everyday, gloriously ordinary, and often messy lives. Since then, (in)courage has grown into a vibrant community that reaches thousands of women every day, welcoming them just the way they are, offering a space to breathe, loving support, and resources for meaningful connection.

Crystal Stine serves as editor of this (in)courage series. A self-proclaimed “accidental community builder,” Crystal is a coffee & chocolate loving, full-time working mama married to her high-school sweetheart. Crystal is passionate about cultivating a community where faith, fitness, and friendship come together. Author of “Creative Basics: 30 Days to Awesome Social Media Art,” she is a speaker, host of Write 31 Days, and a contributor and Editorial & Marketing Manager at (in)courage. Crystal writes regularly at crystalstine.me and offers encouragement on Twitter and Instagram as @crystalstine and lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Matt, and daughter, Madison.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Connecting with God More Deeply

• Starting a New Thing

• Living with Your Whole Heart

• He Knows and He is Near

• Random Acts of Hope

• How Are You, Really?

• When You Feel as if there Must Be Something More

• “I am with you…”

• When Wounds from Women Are Hard to Forgive

• I Can’t Even

Connecting with Friends More Purposefully.

• The Gift of Imperfection

• Lantern Lights

• Kindred Souls

• A Safe Harbor

• Design Notes

• Longing For Loyalty

• The Life You’ve Been Given

• The Hard Work Of Friendship

• Why We Need Friends to Carry Us

• Spur Her On

• Your Story Might Be Someone Else’s Life Preserver

Connecting with Community More Intentionally

• We’re Stronger Together

• Gifts of Value

• Cultivating Creative Community

• Wildly Influential

• Golden Apples

• Loving Beyond the Gate

• A Recipe for Community

• Design Note

• Mighty Acts

• No Mistake

• A Grand Blueprint for Hospitality

Conclusion

Author Q&A

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