ENCOURAGING BLOG

“One more rep. C’mon Rick. One more rep. Squeeze it out. C’mon, you can do it. No pain no gain. Yes. Good job. You did it.” Many years ago I was a member of a…

The Bible is filled with wonderfully encouraging stories about men and women who had the opportunity to experience a new beginning that was the result of a Jesus encounter. And guess what, they were ordinary,…

Do you get along well with people? It’s an important question because, let’s face it, people are everywhere. People are in your family…on your job…in your neighborhood. You can’t get away from them!  And the…

When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd,…

Let me be transparent about my love of cartoon movies. I find great humor in them and often they are laced with words of wisdom simple enough for both children and adults to grasp. One…

Righteousness is an attribute of moral purity to God alone [cf. John 17:25]. We are made righteous because of what Jesus did on the cross. We ourselves are not righteous, but God has made us…

The oil of joy instead of mourning is indeed obtainable and available. The choice is ours to tap into the wealth of that Oil through Jesus Christ. We can exchange our grief and mourning with inner joy, peace, and comfort. It’s certainly time for me to release my mourning for that amazing oil of joy. What about you? Let’s make the exchange!

I’ve come to realize through the years how much my wellness depends on being open to God’s word through scripture. I came to this conclusion once I started to work on building a relationship with…

There is a relentless source of strength available through the love of Jesus Christ that expands beyond any of life’s weaknesses. –Rhonie M. (2014) It’s hard to believe that I wrote such a profound statement…

Luke 8  The Parable of the Sower 4 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, 5 “A sower went out to sow his seed….