Our encouragement today comes from another answer to prayer for

a safe, serene, helpful bus tutorial for a young refugee woman. Let me recount

the day and show you all the many ways that God guided me, blessed me, and helped

me help someone else. After listening, spend some time in prayer and be amazed.

Our encouragement today comes from a connection nature helped me make

between the diversity of beetles and the plethora of Christian denominations.

I hope you can get the same encouragement that I did simply from the way we

split, divide, and disagree over theology, but hold to the center of faith in Jesus Christ.

Our encouragement today comes from a simple little sticker on

the back of a Toyota Sienna. It simply said, I hope something nice happens

to you today. That simple message lifted my spirits and encouraged me to

look for nice things, do nice things, and pass nice things along. Hope it does for you, too.

Our encouragement today comes from Jesus' attitude and focus

in the story of raising Lazarus from the dead. In just the first 17 verses

of John 11, we see two distinctly different attitudes portrayed by Jesus

and his disciples. I hope you get challenged and encouraged by Jesus' attitude.

Our encouragement today comes from a beautiful, simple

story of how the nudge of the Holy Spirit eased our travel woes.

My hope for you is that you will be encouraged and blessed by this

little tale of traveling mercies. Maybe you too will feel the nudge.

Our encouragement today comes from the Diane Sawyer ABC

Special titled - The Mystery of Richard Simmons. This was a powerfully

encouraging broadcast for at least three reasons. Listen to this

five-minute podcast and be encouraged and challenged in new ways.

Our encouragement today comes from my daily Bible reading

in Luke chapter 18:35-43. It's the story of the blind beggar outside

Jericho. I'm encouraged by all of his asking. Especially, asking in faith!

My hope is that after you listen to this, you too will ask in faith.

Our encouragement today comes from a rather wierd

quirk I have while watching crime shows on TV. I usually Google the

victim's name to see who dunnit and what sentence is handed down. But,

there's some intereting encouragement in the WHY I do this. Check it out.

Our encouragement today comes from some great advice

following an embarassing incident. The bottom line is to accept

help when it's offered and maybe more than that, ask for help in

accomplishing your tasks. I know it's not rocket science, but it could enhance your life.

Our encouragement today comes from Luke 5 where Jesus heals

the paralytic lowered to him through the roof. He saw their faith and

healed him. Then I askeed ChatGPT to give more examples of faith and

write a sermon on it. It's a powerful sermon. Listen and be encouraged.