CHRISTINA FOX|EDITOR 2016 was the birth year for enCourage. Our little blog burst into the world in February and has been running ever since. We are still in our infancy and have lots to learn but we are growing. This year we’ve had 32 writers write posts for us. Some of these writers were people… Read More
Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us at enCourage!
SARA DUBOSE|GUEST What was life like that night long ago in Bethlehem? Husbands discussed their gross. Wives discussed their groceries. Children discussed their grades and games. Who could know on this very night an answer was being provided for every need discussed at every dinner table? Let your mind slip out into that night with… Read More
ANNE|GUEST Tonight is Diwali. And tomorrow…and for a little while after that. Until the firecrackers stop. The many people groups of this country have differing opinions on holidays. Right now it sounds like a happy warzone outside— if there is such a thing. Diwali is the festival of lights (with a good amount of idol… Read More
KATIE POLSKI|GUEST Tears are not absent during the holidays. In fact, I’ve talked with enough friends and family to know that tears are likely prevalent during Christmas. There’s no doubt a lot of joy and happiness during this time— praise the Lord for the smiles and laughter— but there may also be sadness. And praise… Read More
CHRISTY GAMBRELL|GUEST I learned the word “miscarriage” as a child when an acquaintance lost her baby. I remember thinking it was sad, but that no one really knew that person yet anyway. At that time, miscarriage seemed rare, and also very hush-hush. But when I went through it myself, I learned a new definition for… Read More
KRISTEN HATTON|CONTRIBUTOR In our culture of constant connection and instantaneous updates, we don’t have to wait for the next weekly tabloid for the latest gossip. Twitter takes care of that and with every slanderous story and incriminating photo delivered to the worlds’ fingertips, pundits, bloggers and posts ignite. While the guilty, misunderstood, or shamed one… Read More
PATRICIA CURTISS|GUEST And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold,… Read More