The First Thing She Will Ever See

When a Christian remains faithful, it's an encouragement to other Christians. Fanny Crosby was blind. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, she held on to ...

When It Is Better to Fail

I would rather fail in a cause that someday will triumph than to win in a cause that I know someday will fail.

We Can Do All Things

Guideposts published the story of Jim Stovall, who became totally blind at age 29. While he still had partial vision, he volunteered at a school for the ...

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. ...

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, ...

Dealing with Minor Obstacles

Just because you miss one train doesn't mean you have to cancel the whole vacation.

Learning from Discouragement

There was a story in the paper in Chicago this last weekend about a man who was being pursued by his wife. To escape her he jumped over a five-foot wall. ...

Possibility Grows Out of Discouragement

See the possibilities. Here's a fellow who sold insurance, and he went after a particularly difficult customer, a man that no one had been able to ...

The Birth of Raisins

The Franciscans were the first ones to systematically grow grapes in California. They grew the Muscat grapes to make Muscatel wine. One year they had ...

No Reason for Discouragement

John W. Yates shared this letter from a missionary who had gone into the jungles of New Guinea:

"Man," he said, "it's great to be in ...