Jan
30
Romans 15: 4-6 for Deployment
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For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. — Romans 15:4 Would you agree that during the challenges of wartime deployment we need hope? “. . . those who hope in the LORD will renew their [...]
Jan
26
The Jake DeShazer Story
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All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name. — Acts 10:43 Sgt. Jacob Daniel DeShazer was a crew member in the legendary Doolittle Raiders, a team of 80 brave military servicemen who volunteered and were organized to retaliate for the Japanese attack on Pearl [...]
Jan
22
Paying the Price
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“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” — Ephesians 2:8-9 I have friends who send me “forwards”. Some I read, some I don’t. And since some of these forwarded emails turn out to [...]
Jan
19
“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13 When the same story keeps coming up, I pay attention. There must be something that God wants me to know or do—or share. So when my husband visited a chaplain’s office and saw a copy of [...]
Jan
15
A Time To Weep
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I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. — Psalm 6:6 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. — Romans 9:2 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be [...]
Jan
12
At Least 100 Years
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Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by loving the LORD your God, obeying Him, [...]
Jan
8
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?’” He asked. “Who do you say I am?’” Simon Peter [...]
Jan
5
40 Days of The Deployment Dare
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Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. —1 Corinthians 13:7,8 On October 30th of last year we posted an “Excellent or Praiseworthy” devotional entitled “Can You Take a Dare?” This is how that message began: I have been reading The Love Dare, the book featured in [...]
Jan
1
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” — 2 Corinthians 4:16 We have turned the calendar’s page to 2009. Does that make you feel older? Certainly it marks a passage of time, and for those of you experiencing deployment that comes [...]