Christmas Presence
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.” —2 Corinthians 9:15 Is this the Bible verse that you normally think of when you think of Christmas? Probably not . …
Laughter — It’s Good Medicine!
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” — Proverbs 17:22 “All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has…
“Is this what marriage was supposed to be?”
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” —Matthew 19:6 Our ministry verse has been “With my mouth (also with…
A Look at Parenting During Deployment
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Editor’s Note: A year ago I asked Diana Juergens, author of Wife of a Soldier, A Journey of Faith, to share with me her thoughts on parenting during deployment. Rich…
“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…
Counter-Terror Tactics
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of…
The Paradox of Drawing Together While Apart
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.’” — Mark 9:35 “But God…
No Ifs, Ands or Buts . . .
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. —Colossians 3:13 “If I’ve done something wrong, I’m sorry.” “…
“Scars & Stripes”–Another Classic
This book is not just one about the particulars of the fateful mission, a rescue that didn’t happen, untold torture sessions and the personalities of the torturers, the POW community which created a communication system at great risk, the politics of the war, or how his family coped during his absence . . . it’s the story of a man who saw God work even when he had lost all hope.
“Commitment to Love”–A Classic
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. — 1 Corinthians 13:7,8 The Beatles sang, “All you need is love . …