Apr
5
“It’s Friday . . . but Sunday’s Comin’!”
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” — John 11:25,26 My Christmas celebration includes listening to [...]
Apr
2
Easter Morning in Turkey, 1985
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Editor’s Note: We are re-posting Maryellen’s devotion in honor of her memory (she passed away on July 9, 2009), and also to remind ourselves that her faith is now sight. In her words from the last paragraph, “God loves me. He sent His Son to die [...]
Mar
19
Terms of Encouragement
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.” — 2 Thessalonians 2:16,17 Have you ever needed some [...]
Mar
1
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” — Psalm 46:10 As I prepare for my next job and deployment, I am painfully aware that I have a lot of catching [...]
Feb
27
Where in the World?
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?” — Jeremiah 32:27 Have you ever wondered. . . . Where in the world did we get the idea that sin has no consequences? “Do not be deceived: God cannot [...]
Feb
20
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. – I Peter 4:11 You will see Vietnam Vets still serving in so many ways: You will see them as senators, [...]
Feb
9
Wait Training
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. — 1 Timothy 4:8 Most of us are familiar with waiting. We probably complain about it. “Not wasting time” [...]
Feb
6
Is God Trustworthy?
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Editor’s Note: A year ago, my husband and I attended a briefing given by a high-ranking Navy chaplain to a group of local pastors. He told them, “The best thing you can do for a military family attending your church is to preach the truth [...]
Jan
30
Selah’s Story
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Editor’s Note: Perhaps you were one of the thousands who prayed for little Selah when her accident happened and she was put on prayer chains encircling the world. I was one of those who prayed—contacted half a world away by her military family at Aviano. But then recently I had the unexpected honor of meeting [...]
Jan
26
“I Need to Be Reminded”
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. — I Thessalonians 5:18 We gathered for Bible study, but our friend’s face was downcast . . . a sure sign that his soul was, [...]