Jan
3
The “Praying People” and the Peace of God
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Editor’s Note: This article is written by Sherrey Dennis and re-posted by permission of “Wives in Bloom—The Online Magazine of Christian Military Wives Ministry” found at wivesinbloom.com and edited by Jocelyn Green. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers [...]
Dec
23
Be Still This Christmas
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say, “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing [...]
Nov
1
PTSD Prayers from King David
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief. My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones [...]
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
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
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 [...]
Aug
16
What Not to Say
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. – Colossians 4:6 I’ve made a list of things people hate to hear when their spouse is deployed. Perhaps you could add to this list, [...]
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 [...]
May
31
Some Gave All
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. — John 15:13 Time spent with chaplains is precious time. Recently we shared that precious time with a Navy chaplain who gave us a glimpse into his world of [...]
May
24
Sunday Night Prayers
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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 is mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. — Ephesians 6:18 It’s Sunday night—so I know I’ll be getting an email prayer from [...]