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…
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…
“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…
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 . …
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…
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…
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!”
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…
Excellent or Praiseworthy is posted on Monday and Thursday nights. “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 Because of my job assignment, I travel a lot—mostly airline travel. Consequently, I spend much time in airport terminals…
I think I’m like a lot of military professionals in that I pride myself in being able to make a good plan. After all, I’ve had over 20 years of training and practice in making plan after plan and having them tested, refined, tested again, criticized, tested again, refined and the final test of all, executed. We in the military should be good at making plans, and not just one plan either. We have Plan A, Plan B and Plan C, each of which have branches (contingency plans) and sequels (follow on plans) – all designed to ensure that when we set out to achieve our mission, our execution is robust and effective. The success of our plans in achieving a mission is where the rubber hits the road in the military. It can accelerate or decelerate our careers. It can lead to honor or to shame. Plans are pretty important, and I haven’t restricted my planning only to what I do in the military.