Just a Piece of Paper?
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of…
The Church & Chapel–A Home for the Military
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in…
Powerful Yet Tender
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and His arm rules for Him. See, His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him. He tends His flock like a…
God’s Body Shop
Early in my military career, I worked in a vehicle workshop. When a vehicle was involved in an accident on operations or during an exercise, there was only one level of repair we offered – combat repair. If the vehicle’s body was damaged we would hit the damaged parts with a sledge hammer until they either fell off altogether or were out of the way of the wheels so we could drive the vehicle away. Once a damaged vehicle was back in a standing workshop, then we moved from combat repair to restoration. A skilled trades-person would rebuild, re-mold and replace panels until the vehicle looked new. In some cases, the restoration was nothing short of amazing. Sometimes we settle for combat repairs in our life when what we really need is restoration…
“Blessings” By Laura Story
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations. — Psalm 100:5 I have written before on Excellent or Praiseworthy that when I…
“It Doesn’t Feel Like Home Yet”
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. All these people were still living by faith when they died . . . And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth . . . they were…
Holding Hands–It Means More Than You Think
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. — Ecclesiastes 4:9,10…
God Bless America
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…
It Was at Gettysburg
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord,…