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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 S

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In this powerful episode of Just Talkin' About Jesus, host Jan Johnson sits down with Ashley Davis — a woman whose childhood was marked by domestic violence, abandonment, addiction, and trauma.

Ashley takes us on a raw and redemptive journey from growing up in chaos in Washington State, to finding faith through a godly young man in Seaside, Oregon, to becoming a devoted wife, mother, children's ministry leader, and missionary to Kenya, Africa.

Ashley shares how God drew her to Himself even before she knew Him, how He transformed her marriage, and how He gave her a heart for the nations — fulfilling a dream she dared to hold as a teenage girl. If you've ever felt forgotten, broken, or unworthy of love, this episode is for you.

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What does it feel like to truly encounter God's joy?

In this episode of Just Talking About Jesus, Jan Johnson, Marti Darcangelo, and Brenda Savanhu gather around a powerful quote from Methodist missionary E. Stanley Jones —

"When I met Christ, I felt that I had swallowed sunshine" —

and let it spark a rich, honest conversation about choosing joy even in the darkest seasons.

From King Jehoshaphat's battle cry to Moses glowing on the mountain, from Paul writing from prison to personal stories of desert seasons and breakthrough moments, this episode is a reminder that joy isn't just a feeling — it's a choice, a gift, and a witness to the world.

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