In the other part of my life I’m a professor for graduate students online at Liberty University and Regent University. A few weeks ago I was grading papers about some studies the students conducted this term and one of them was about how AI is encouraging others.  The student studied …

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Why Does It Matter If Our Kids Get Along? Encouraging our children to be the people God made them to be (Psalm 139:14) is important and in doing so we can potentially reduce sibling rivalry and positively impact their sibling relationships. When children feel valued for who they are as …

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My up-level (sort of mid-level management) took time out of his day to encourage me last week. “You’re doing a great job; keep it up!” I found that message in Teams when I logged into work. This was very humbling – I know there is a lot more I can …

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Let’s start the discussion by ensuring we are all on the same page about encouragement. We’ve talked some already about how to encourage our children’s self concept, encouraging their decision making, and encouraging our spouse. Introduction Encouragement is a powerful tool in relationships, but what drives us to uplift others? …

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