May
14
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.” [...]
May
7
Only “One Medicine”
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” — Acts 4:12 “I have concluded that when it comes right down to it, there is really only one thing I [...]
May
3
We Battle Too
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Editor’s Note: We are pleased and honored to introduce a new writer to Excellent or Praiseworthy—Mary Katharine Davenport. You can read more of Mary Katharine’s writings on her blog, FiveGirlsTheArmyAndMe.blogspot.com. Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. [...]
Apr
30
7 Steps in the Walk of Faith
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good. — Psalm 52:8,9 The family was hit with [...]
Apr
26
A Man After God’s Own Heart
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Paul said, “After removing Saul, He made David their king. He (God) testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’” — Acts 13:22 While deployed in 2009 I [...]
Apr
23
Real Men Say “I Love You, Lord”
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. I love you, O Lord, my strength.—Psalm 18:1. King David, the great warrior-king, said “I Love You, O Lord” from Psalm 18:1. So did Tom, an old waterman of the Chesapeake Bay and founding member of our dear church. Every Sunday morning he would serve [...]
Apr
19
I Feel Like I’m All Alone
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if [...]
Apr
16
A Scripture Reading Plan
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in Your word. — Psalm 119:114 Military couples with deployment experience know the value of good planning. Planning for finances, emergencies, communication, leave time, home and car maintenance, legal documents, children’s needs, etc. [...]
Apr
12
A Debt of Gratitude
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. But as for me, afflicted and in pain—may Your salvation, God, protect me. I will praise God’s name in song and glorify Him with thanksgiving. — Psalm 69:29,30 As I face the prospect of two more years in the Army, and the experience of deployed [...]
Apr
9
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus Himself came up and [...]