{"product_id":"encouragement-the-unexpected-power-of-building-others-up","title":"Encouragement: The Unexpected Power of Building Others Up","description":"According to Drs. Larry Crabb and Dan Allender, encouragement is more than a compliment or a pat on the back. It's a skill that can be mastered by anyone. Crabb and Allender ask: \"What must we know in order to fulfill the biblical exhortation to 'encourage one another?'\" Encouragement provides the answer.\nPart one deals with understanding encouragement, and part two explores the process of encouragement, including such practical how-tos as developing a careful selection of encouraging words; cultivating active listening skills; using biblical fellowship to move beyond superficial smiles and shallow greetings; and recognizing subtle opportunities for encouragement.\nWithout the encouragement of a caring community, biblical truth taught in church tends to just thicken people's defense layers. But authenticity, freedom, and greater love for God and others are the fruit of encouragement, and evidence of the tremendous power God invests in individuals who practice it.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0310336899\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0310336899.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Crabb, Larry|Allender, Dr. Dan B.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43317747941437,"sku":"BVV.0310336899.A","price":9.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0310336899-0.jpg?v=1783029141","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/encouragement-the-unexpected-power-of-building-others-up","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}