Our encouragement today comes from a near catastrophic

car wreck. It showed me close up the incredible, protective hand

of God on my life. It made me reflect on many other incidents

where God's intervention saved my life. Listen and reflect on your own life.

Our encouragement today comes from a visit from an

inquisitive neighbor. She came to learn something from us and she

came with a notepad and pen. This image encouraged me and made me

think about learning and curiosity. Listen and be encouraged.

Our encouragement today comes from a beautiful picture

of the seashore. Of course it started me thinking about the vastness

of the grains of sand. This then started me thinking about the vastness

of God's love for you and for me. Listen and be encouraged.

Our encouragement today comes from thinking about light.

I'm not sure why I started thinking about it, but I did and you

enjoy the ramblings as well as the providential irony in a sermon

text I received when I started writing about light.

Our encouragement today comes from a rather random

observation made after our vacation and from an act of generosity at Starbucks.

I hope you're encouraged to do something fun for yourself

and also challenged at the same time.

Our encouragement today comes from an interesting

observation made while reading Ecclesiastes chapter two. It's really a

beautiful nugget of truth for a fulfilling life. I hope you're encouraged

and challenged at the same time.

Our encouragement today comes from my schedule today, which

happened to include a bunch of slack time. Makes me want to build more

slack time into my calendar. Listen and then think about where you could

build in some slack time.

Our encouragement today comes from paying attention to the many

unique roles of members of a symphony. I noticed how each one plays a

unique role that harmonizes with others. They don't play all the time but

contribute their unique gift at just the right moment in the right intensity.

Our encouragement today comes from a red Chevy pickup truck

with the logo - Koinonia Guide Service on the side. It got me thinking

about the various types of guides we use in our lives. Perhaps it will

get you thinking about that too.

Our encouragement today comes from a random observation

made about the state of the world. But, if you know me, this is

fairly typical. I hope that it spurs you on to some creative thinking

around your own situation. Let's think about less.