A devotional to help military families stay connected during deployments

Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. — Colossians 1:17 The story goes something like this: A military family has just arrived at their new duty station. They’ve settled into temporary quarters and have begun to look at housing options. [...]

Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the [...]

Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “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 [...]

Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. —Colossians 3:13 “If I’ve done something wrong, I’m sorry.” “. . . . and I’ll try not to do it again, but I can’t guarantee [...]

Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put [...]

Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? . . . For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, [...]

Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. — 1 Corinthians 13:7,8 The Beatles sang, “All you need is love . . . love” and Captain & Tennille sang, “Love . . . . love will keep [...]

Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “The firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, ‘The Lord knows those who are His.’” — 2 Timothy 2:19 How do you appropriate God’s grace in suffering? How can you experience the endurance of faith as you live through something truly difficult? Are these [...]