The month of November reminds us Thanksgiving is here. For many, the significance of the holiday is overshadowed by the circumstances of life. Life often presents us with moments that stir anxiety within our hearts. Worries about the future, health, relationships, inflation, crime and other daily challenges can weigh heavily Read more…
Thanksgiving is more than a national holiday: it’s a measurement of wealth. Ten lepers stood at the city limits, pleading with passers-by for the smallest token of kindness. Some shared coins. Others shared food. Some shared nothing at all, hastily passing by in an effort to avoid the diseased like Read more…
One Sunday, a Sunday School teacher asked her class what they were thankful for. One little 8-year-old boy blurted out, “I’m thankful I wear glasses.” This struck the teacher as odd because most boys didn’t care for wearing glasses. So she asked, “Now why is that?” The boy answered, “Because Read more…
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.“ (Philippians 1:3-5) I’m reminded of those times when I’ve been blown out of Read more…
It doesn’t take a national declaration for us to give thanks. Sometimes it takes a little desperation. In 1620 when the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower at Provincetown in Cape Cod, they were more than 220 miles off course. They had planned to land at the mouth of the Hudson Read more…
A farmer stopped at a restaurant for lunch. When he was served his food, he bowed his head and gave thanks to the Lord.
Some uncouth men sitting at a nearby table noticed the farmer’s prayer and shouted, “Hey Pops, back where you come from does everybody pray before they eat?”