Nancy Leigh DeMoss says, "As a woman whose #1 love language is “encouraging words,” and having spent much of my life “recovering from an addiction” to what Jesus called “love of the praise of men,” I was challenged by Erin Davis’s post earlier this week. I also appreciated yesterday’s follow-up post from April Hendricks, on giving affirmation. This is such an important topic, especially for those of us who have more practice at dishing out correction than affirmation! 

Sam Crabtree has written a helpful book on this subject that I highly recommend: Practicing Affirmation: God-Centered Praise of Those Who Are Not God (Crossway).

Sam is the Executive Pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. More importantly, he lives what he preaches. I’ve never forgotten a short hand-written note of God-centered affirmation he sent me years ago, though we had only met once briefly. His words not only encouraged me personally at the time, but have influenced our ministry in a significant way ever since. When I first learned about this book, I knew immediately: if no one else needs this, I do!"

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Practicing Affirmation: God-Centered Praise of Those Who Are Not God