Jun
6
D-Day and the Bedford Boys
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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 Bedford is a small town in rural Virginia. Nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills, it’s a tranquil spot to visit and ponder the enormous price this [...]
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, [...]
Dec
20
People Are Watching You – The Gift of Our Military
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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 I’ve been working on this writing for at least five years. And it’s not done yet. But for Christmas I wanted to put down in writing, on [...]
Sep
20
People Are Watching You – The Gift of Our Military
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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 I’ve been working on this writing for at least five years. And it’s not done yet. But I wanted to put down in writing, on “cyber-paper,” what [...]
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 [...]
Mar
12
“Oh, No!!”
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” —Hebrews 13:4 Another day—another email announcing marital troubles as a result of poor decisions made during deployment. I want to scream, “Oh, [...]
Dec
29
Military Wives Choir – A Beautiful Ending to 2011
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Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. — Romans 15:5,6 It’s all [...]
Dec
8
People Are Watching You – The Gift of Our Military
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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 I’ve been working on this writing for at least five years. And it’s not done yet. But for Christmas this year I wanted to put down in [...]
Jul
21
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, [...]
Jan
13
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. —Colossians 3:23,24 Years ago [...]