Remembering the Maintainers
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. . . . — Colossians 3:23 I have always appreciated a good…
The Ultimate New Year’s Question
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others…
Christmas Connections
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “And Mary said: ‘My soul praises the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior . . .” — Luke 1:46,47 One of the fun things to do in…
The Reason For The Season
“Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue…
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 . .…
Thanksgiving Reminders
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." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Our family has a tradition of gathering…
A Soldier and a Garden
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden which he and his disciples entered. —John 18:1 Down…
Comparing Trials
I sat in our Bible study and watched another woman share a prayer request. She was having a hard time dealing with the fact that her parents and sister’s family had moved across the country. After years of living in the same small town of Homer, Alaska, this woman missed them terribly and was growing bitter about it.
As I listened to her share with broken voice and many tears, I’m ashamed to admit I had no compassion for her whatsoever. The first thing that jumped into my mind was, “You call that bad? Try being a military wife! We hardly ever get to live near our extended families. We don’t even live with our own husbands half the time!”
A Look at Parenting During Deployment
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. Editor’s Note: I recently asked Diana Juergens, author of Wife of a Soldier, A Journey of Faith, to share with us her thoughts on parenting during deployment. Rich and Diana…