Praise Your Wife

Try praising your wife even if it does frighten her at first.

Linus and Lucy and Encouragement

The king of the comics, as far as I'm concerned, is still Peanuts by Charles Schulz. I love Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Pigpen, the Little Red-Haired ...

The Power of Encouragement

I'm strong on this quality [encouragement] because someone got excited about my progress. I almost flunked the first grade. I was a terrible reader. ...

A Pastor's Need for Encouragement

Mrs. Leon Apple, the wife of a preacher who recently died, was speaking to the 120-man committee, mostly preachers, of the North American Christian Convention ...

Worship Is a Time to Celebrate

I used to be the chaplain for the Astros and the Oilers when I was in Houston, Texas. After I'd do a chapel, they'd give me tickets. One time ...

Thinking with the Saints

Saints are people who manage to love God more than life itself. They manage to love neighbor more than self and thereby find true life. Saints are people ...

The Power of Encouragement

For years William Wilberforce pushed Britain's Parliament to abolish slavery. Discouraged, he was about to give up. His elderly friend, John Wesley, ...

God Hasn't Died

Martin Luther once was so depressed over a prolonged period that one day his wife came downstairs wearing all black.

Martin Luther said, "Who died?"

Dealing with Failure

The way we deal with failure can determine how we sustain motivation.

Pessimists and Idealists

Every age suffers its pessimists; every age needs its idealists.