The Kind of Encouragement We Need Now More Than Ever

Chances are, you probably need some encouragement. That’s not a new thing, of course, but encouragement has seemed to be in short supply since the beginning of 2020.

Back in the far-off days of December 2020, there was a greater sense of anticipation about the coming year than I’ve seen in a long time. And it’s no surprise why: For many of us, 2020 was a gigantic dumpster fire. The pandemic and its fall out disrupted our regular patterns of life at every level. 2021 wasn’t much better, and 2...