Jul
29
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Editor’s Note: “Nobody but a soldier knows what war is really like, but the next best thing may be reading Donovan Campbell’s Joker One.” from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no [...]
Jul
26
Do The Math – A Lesson on Worry
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD is the Rock eternal. —Isaiah 26:3,4 In a recent conversation with a chaplain concerning Christian radio stations in our [...]
Jul
22
Fear of Dying
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Then He said to them all: “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Me will save it.” [...]
Jul
19
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Editor’s Note: In memory and honor of my Mom, who passed away a year ago, I am re-posting this writing from last summer. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints. — Psalm 116:15 She was a strong woman. Perhaps [...]
Jul
15
When Jesus Passes By
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” [...]
Jul
12
A Higher Level of Readiness
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. – I Peter 3:15 We met with them over lunch—such an impressive couple. He returned two months ago from a year’s deployment, and [...]
Jul
8
Happily Ever After?
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. — Matthew 5:3,4 In just about every artistic rendering of a soldier’s homecoming, be it a song, a movie or a television [...]
Jul
5
True Freedom
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Therefore, if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. —John 8:36 I opened my email first thing this morning and read a message from a sweet military wife whose husband is in Afghanistan. She had enjoyed the prior posting, “God Bless America”—especially [...]
Jul
1
“God Bless America”
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD . . . . — Psalm 33:12 It’s a song, a famous song, but did you know that it really is a prayer? A prayer that we’ve all heard sung at athletic events, on the steps [...]