Category Archives: Kindness

A Mentor with a Heart

Posted on August 7, 2021 by familyencouragement

I’ve always been quiet.   My natural temperament is one of introversion.  Social settings have not always comfortable for me, especially large ones.   As a young teenager a lay leader in our church profoundly impacted my life and he never knew … Continue reading →

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Friends Express Their Feelings to Each Other

Posted on September 17, 2019 by familyencouragement

A close friend had been sick and in the hospital and was rapidly declining.  My wife and I went to visit him.   We didn’t know it would be the last time we would ever see him when we walked into … Continue reading →

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Things that Strengthened Our Marriage – Removing Pressure to Conform to My Schedule

Posted on October 27, 2016 by familyencouragement

When we had been married just over a year I learned a valuable lesson.   I was working at a church as a Youth Pastor and our home was about fifty yards away from the church.   Both of us were working … Continue reading →

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Mistakes I Made in My Marriage – Parsing Her Words

Posted on July 17, 2016 by familyencouragement

Years ago I was driving through Chattanooga, Tennessee listening to one of my favorite preachers, Adrian Rogers.   He was telling a story about him and his wife when they had a disagreement. In the middle of their “discussion” Joyce, his … Continue reading →

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Success and Our Schedule

Posted on September 9, 2014 by familyencouragement

When I was on a church staff in the outskirts of Washington D.C. one of the pastors who was very skilled in administration took me under his wing and taught me many things about being a leader.   He became a … Continue reading →

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Success Requires Knowing What is Most Important

Posted on August 15, 2014 by familyencouragement

I love pictures.   My wife sometimes tells the kids, “Your Dad loves pictures more than anyone I know”.   I enjoy beautiful pictures of sunsets and things God made, they remind me of His wisdom and power.   If you looked at … Continue reading →

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Best Friends Care for Each Other

Posted on April 23, 2014 by familyencouragement

It was late at night, around 10 p.m., and our doorbell rang.   I’m still up at that time of night, but rarely have visits at that time unless it is a family member.   After turning the porch light on and … Continue reading →

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Growing a Close Family

Posted on October 24, 2013 by familyencouragement

I married someone that is the polar opposite of myself.   Paula is engaging, expressive and enjoys meeting people.   I am reserved, less expressive, and tend to pull away from crowds.  Neither personality is wrong; it’s the way God wired us.    … Continue reading →

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Love is Quiet When It Could Hurt Others

Posted on September 17, 2013 by familyencouragement

There are times that you have been loved and never knew it.   It wasn’t because of what someone did or said, but rather what they didn’t do or say.  Love is not always noticed; in fact, sometimes it is silent.    … Continue reading →

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Love will not Retaliate

Posted on August 31, 2013 by familyencouragement

I know a pastor that had to make a difficult decision concerning a staff member  to let him go.   The individual became enraged and rather than leaving quietly began a campaign to destroy the pastor.   Somehow he got a mailing … Continue reading →

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