Category Archives: Thanksgiving

Turning Thanksgiving into Thanksliving!

Thanksgiving, in the United States, is a significant holiday of remembrance and gratitude. It stands on scriptural bases, historic meaning and patriotic practices.  The Psalmist wrote: I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name … Continue reading

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Thinking About Thanksgiving, Gratitude and Blessings

Thanksgiving Day is just a few days away for U.S. Americans! It is a favorite holiday–perhaps only exceeded by Christmas–to gather with family and friends to watch parades, play (American) “football” and eat delicious food–often from legacy recipes! Ostensibly, this … Continue reading

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Be Thankful Unto Him…

Psalm 100 is a poignant call to joyful praise and reverent worship to our Lord, the Maker and Master of the Universe, whom we humbly observe from afar. Verse four calls us to: Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and … Continue reading

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Giving Thanks with a Grateful Heart

Just over 200 years ago, in his 1815 Thanksgiving Day proclamation, President James Madison stated: “No people ought to feel greater obligations to celebrate the goodness of the Great Disposer of Events of the destiny of Nations than the people … Continue reading

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Thinking about Your Thanksgiving Table

This Thanksgiving season, I’m reminded of the table of abundance described in Psalm 23, one of the favorite and more familiar passages of Scripture. In this short, memorable psalm, King David uses two images or metaphors to focus his thanksgiving … Continue reading

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