A devotional to help military families stay connected during deployments

“Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God’?  Do you not know?  Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He will not grow tired or weary, and His [...]

“Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush your spirit.’’ — Proverbs 15:4 I grew up in a home where we watched our language, and using a swear word would earn us some soap rubbed on our tongue. . . then I joined the Army. I wasn’t offended at first, mainly because I had never [...]

“Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” —Jeremiah 29:12-13 On the battlefields of the Civil War, one hundred and forty-five years ago, the troops of the Army of Northern [...]

“Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I [...]

“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife, and they become one.” —Genesis 2:24 “As the scripture says, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one.’” — Ephesians 5:31 These are familiar verses [...]

“Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. I cried out, ‘I am slipping!’ but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.” — Psalm 94:17-19 Have you ever felt “sick at soul”? Perhaps [...]

“This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.” —John 3:19-20 I remember Ruth Bell [...]

“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” — Hebrews 4:12 We call it a Rapid Deployment Kit (RDK). And since 9/11, Military Ministry has provided 1.8 million of [...]