Encouragement is a very Biblical idea.  In our thoughts about building our lives on a solid enduring foundation we must consider the sources from which we gain the strength and fortitude to press on as builders.  We need to be diligent in the process of solidifying our foundation and we need to give our foundation a chance to support us by not leaving it at the first sign of a flood.  We need to have the teachings of Christ flowing as the actual content of our mental processing.  We need to be working from a core of faith in God, trust in his teachings and love for God and others.  But to succeed in the engagement of life we need to have a consistent flow of encouragement.  The danger of giving up or giving in remains until we leave our earthly dwelling.  We need not only the right understandings but we need to draw upon the genuine sources of encouragement in those understandings.    Paul is trying to promote unity among the Christians in the second chapter of Philippians.  He challen...