In everyday life, a blessed act of saying ‘hello, a smile, word of encouragement…’ can uplift someone spirit.

Even if it were true that evolution, or the teaching of evolution, encouraged immorality that would not imply that the theory of evolution was false.

Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.

“This was after a year of encouragement, with me helping them and them informing us of their progress. That was one hell of a shock.”

“The economic data points to the Fed stopping (rate hikes) sooner rather than later, and that's encouraging.”

“As much as she tried encouraging the other kids, it was hard to stay up when she was hurting on the sidelines.”

“We want this to be a resource for small businesses that are looking for space. It's really to encourage people to move downtown.”

“A 1.6 percent annual job growth rate spread across all industries is an encouraging economic indicator.”

“I think the encouraging things are to see some of the performances of the young Canadians that have been at their first Games.”

“It's definitely encouraging. I'm fairly certain that the majority of state legislators would support this if given the opportunity.”