Sep
30
A Father’s Charge
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in His commands. His children will be mighty in the land; each generation of the upright will be blessed. — Psalm 112:1,2 The bride was stunningly beautiful. The groom was handsome and beaming. [...]
Sep
27
The Living God in a Dying World
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me. — Psalm 138:7 An eerie feeling hovered in the hot, humid night air. Although [...]
Sep
23
Lest We Forget
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Editor’s Note: Sometimes it helps to look back and see how things got started—just to be reminded. We are privileged to post a story that does just that. This testimony was given recently at an Upward football game by an Air Force wife whose husband [...]
Sep
20
Hand-to-Hand Combat
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. — Ephesians 6:18 Interesting that the Apostle Paul’s profound call to prayer followed his description [...]
Sep
16
“Because He Lives”
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. 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 [...]
Sep
13
Memories
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.” — Philippians 4:9 As humans we are not programmable computers with bits and bytes. Yet memories are indelibly etched in our minds and [...]
Sep
9
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “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 [...]
Sep
6
Making Ourselves Ready
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.” It was given to her to clothe herself in [...]
Sep
2
Prayer Wars
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored; may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need. Forgive us the wrongs we [...]