The Evening Watch–More Devos from Chaps
Editor’s Note: Once again, we are honored to share some evening devotions which are written by a Navy chaplain for his crew members at sea.
Anonymous
"I asked for power that I might have the praise of men, I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life, I was given life that I might enjoy all things, I got nothing that I asked for but everything I had hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed." --- Anonymous Perhaps you have read this before—and not realized that it was attributed to an unknown Confederate soldier wounded and disabled during the Civil War.
We Will Never Forget
On this 2013 Memorial Day, thank you for your sacrificial service to our country and our Lord. We will never forget. . . . The 23rd Psalm The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me…
Kandahar Spring
Editor’s Note: Heather McColl Morgan, a favorite writer for Excellent or Praiseworthy, is currently deployed. We are grateful that she took some time to reflect and share these thoughts with us. Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday…
“Five Digital Dangers” from John Piper
On April 29th, theologian John Piper posted on his devotional blog, “Solid Joys”, a challenge to maintain purity in our technological age. It is entitled “Five Digital Dangers.” Perhaps these are not new warnings to you, but they are a fresh summary of the dirty reality in which we live.
“Super-Glue” for the Home
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…
Only “One Medicine”
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…
Jesus at Your Wedding
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…
Joshua James, the “Greatest Lifesaver”
I guess I thought that search and rescue had always been part of the U.S. Coast Guard. Truth is I really did not know anything of the history of this great branch of service.