Posts with the tag “encouragement”

Paul gives God a title here that most of us have never used in a prayer: the God who gives endurance. Not the God who watches you endure, the God who supplies it. That means running out isn't the end of the conversation, it's the start of a request. And look at what Paul prays comes out of it.  Read More

Think of a sentence somebody said to you years ago that you still remember. Not a speech, one sentence, from someone who probably forgot it before they got to their car. Paul doesn't tell us to feel encouraging, he tells us to encourage, out loud. Almost nobody already knows.  Read More

Anybody who has built a fire knows what happens to a coal you pull out of it. It glows for a minute, looks fine on its own, and ten minutes later it's gray and cold. The coal didn't lose its heat because something was wrong with it. It lost its heat because it left the fire.  Read More

Healthy community does not happen by accident. Ask yourself an honest question today: are you stirring the people around you toward love and good works, or just occupying space near them?  Read More