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Posts from April 2023

enCourage Kindness – Part 2

It makes a way instead of blocking the way. Kindness serves. It comes with action. It’s the neighbor who shovels your driveway when you’re away for the weekend. It’s the coffee your co-worker buys when he knows you’re having a tough morning. It’s the friend who chooses to forgive instead of holding an offense against you. Kindness is also a mindset. Paul…

enCourage Kindness – Part 1

He’s full of compassion in the midst of your pain. What word would you say sums up the world today? Whatever it is, kind probably didn’t top your list. Even people in the Church can be cruel and divisive, firing flaming darts at each other instead of collaborating in love. Yet kindness is a promised fruit of the Spirit that shows people…

enCourage Patience – Part 3

He steers us back to the wisdom of his word until it becomes who we are. One definition of patience is “the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.” According to that definition, how patient are you feeling these days? Think about what requires the most amount of patience from you when it’s hardest to…

enCourage Patience – Part 2

He has all the time in the world. Have you ever noticed that God’s timing is not the same as yours? It can be hard to understand why our prayers aren’t answered in visible ways the moment we send them up. After all, it’s no problem for God to get you a new job, or spouse, or baby. He has all the…