Faith and Good Courage: The Story Behind the Name, a Journal entry that grounds the project in the heart of its title, just before the very first vodcast episode premieres this Sunday, August 31, 2025!
Faith and Good Courage is more than just the title of a podcast. It is the phrase that caught me when nothing else seemed to hold. Thank You Nicholas for sharing with my heart “The Call of Abraham; The Prayer For Guidance”. Not as a brand idea, but as a reminder: if I wanted to keep going, if I wanted to keep telling stories, if I wanted to make sense of loss and hope on the road, I would need both faith and good courage.
For months, I tried to find the title and the words. Wrote words while searching in the margins of notebooks, on diner napkins, and even on the back of gas station receipts. Nothing fit… I couldn’t find the anchor, something to look at when the road stretched too long or when the silence felt heavier than I wanted to admit. In the end, the phrase shared by Nicholas was shared in a prayer for the traveler and became the name of this work, because it was already the name of my journey.
What It Means
Faith is not about having all the answers—it’s about trusting that light shows up even when you don’t know how. Good courage is different than bravado or grit; it is the courage that comes from showing up kindly, again and again, even when you don’t feel strong. Together, faith and good courage make a way forward, especially on the roads we don’t plan to travel.
Why It Matters Now
As the first vodcast episode of Faith and Good Courage launches this Sunday, I wanted to pause here in the Journal to explain why the name matters. It is not just a label; it is the compass. Every story, every episode, every roadside reflection comes back to those two things: trusting in something bigger than ourselves, and having the courage to live it out with kindness. If you’re curious about the person behind the mic, you can also read more about me here.
Give me 5 minutes. I’ll give you hope.
Sometimes we make hope harder than it needs to be. We think it has to arrive with fireworks, or in a thunderclap sermon, or in a life-changing revelation. But most of the time, hope shows up quietly, in the space of five minutes. That’s the heart behind my promise: “Give me 5 minutes. I’ll give you hope.” Five minutes at a diner counter, five minutes on a back porch, five minutes of story shared between strangers, it’s enough to remember we’re not alone.
Hope doesn’t need hours of explanation, it just needs a crack in the door. And when it sneaks in, it has a way of sticking around, warming the room, and making the road ahead look a little less impossible. So yes, five minutes may sound small, but it can carry enough hope to fuel the next mile.“Faith without good courage sits quietly in the corner. Good courage without faith burns out too fast. Together, they keep the road lit.”
A Name That Travels
The name was born in quiet places but it belongs out on the road. Whether you hear it in a story from a stranger, or in a whispered prayer of your own, Faith and Good Courage is an invitation. Not to be perfect, not to be polished, but to keep moving with honesty, kindness, and hope. That’s what the podcast is about, and that’s what this Journal will keep recording—mile by mile, story by story.
✨ Roadside Reflection – The Story Behind the Name
Sometimes the words we need most are the ones we already carry. Write them down. Keep them close. Let them lead you when the map runs out.
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