Sep
29
Every Morning
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Every morning he prays for his son who is deployed in the desert. With his Bible beside him, he reads a verse, types it out into email, and follows that with a prayer specifically for his son and his unit — now on their second deployment. Then he pushes “Send”, and his son […]
Sep
25
Hearing Voices
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Jesus said, “He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they […]
Sep
22
“Because He Lives”
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Jesus said, “Before long, the world will not see Me anymore, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.” —John 14:19
“All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast […]
Sep
18
Combat U-Turns
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“You do not want sacrifices, or I would offer them; You are not pleased with burnt offerings. My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; You will not reject a humble and repentant heart.” — Psalm 51:16-17
We had some old M113 Armored Personnel Carriers when we first went to Bosnia. This was a problem […]
Sep
15
Comms Check
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“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
“Never forget these commands that I am giving you today. Teach them to your children. Repeat them when you are at home and when you […]
Sep
11
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” —2 Timothy 3:16
It all started at a church near Ft. Hood, Texas. We were meeting with the church-sponsored “Heroes” group—Army families who are either experiencing […]
Sep
8
Psalm 91 — The “Warrior’s Psalm”
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1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his […]
Sep
4
“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” —Hebrews 13:4
Have you ever heard the phrase “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” and wondered if that was really true during deployment? Let me tell you what I have learned about […]
Sep
1
“Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.’” — Mark 9:35
“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He […]