May
13
“Five Digital Dangers” from John Piper
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. — Romans 13:14 On April 29th, theologian John Piper posted on his devotional blog, “Solid Joys”, a challenge to maintain purity in our technological age. It is [...]
May
9
“Super-Glue” for the Home
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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. [...]
May
2
Jesus at Your Wedding
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.” — Revelation 19:7 It was two years ago that my husband and I closely watched two weddings—one on TV and [...]
Apr
18
We Don’t Communicate!
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”—James 1:19b Do you feel that you and your spouse communicate well? Do you feel that the ability to communicate well can make or break a marriage? Good questions, right? And if [...]
Apr
11
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Fight the good fight of the faith. — I Timothy 6:12 My husband returned four months ago from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan. This was our first deployment, and we were stationed in the United Kingdom when he was given the orders. We quickly had [...]
Apr
8
Devotional Bible — Just for You!
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.” — Deuteronomy 32:47a Recently my husband and I were with a group of military couples attending a marriage seminar. During one session, I had some time with just the wives, and I encouraged them [...]
Mar
21
“Reintegrace” – God’s Grace for Reintegration
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness” . . . That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, [...]
Mar
7
Forgiveness . . . Here’s How
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.”— Ephesians Chapter 4, verse 32 Forgiveness is such a counter-intuitive response to someone who does something wrong to us.It really doesn’t make any obvious sense to [...]
Mar
4
Open Heart Surgery
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Some Pharisees came to Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?” “Haven’t you read,” He replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this [...]
Feb
28
Newlywed Blessings
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Haven’t you read,” (Jesus) replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are [...]