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Tag Archives: thanksgiving
Around your table
I wanted something to talk on for Thanksgiving and ran into the following verses when I was looking for the one verse about giving thanks, “for this is the will of God for you.” I saw the other verses leading … Continue reading
The “Thank you” bird
The mockingbirds are back. They are amazing. The average mockingbird has around 200 different songs. Most of them they have picked up from different birds (thus their name). Some of their sounds mimic even non-bird sounds. One bird in our … Continue reading
Live in peace
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone … Hebrews 12:14 This is a very broad blanket statement. There are no qualifications and no exceptions. “Live in peace with everyone” is all inclusive. It includes enemies, strangers, atheists, people … Continue reading
Stop. Notice. Give thanks.
Most of California is bracing for a pretty strong winter storm over the Thanksgiving weekend. It has already begun in the northern part of the state. We’re always the last to get it down here in the lower corner. In … Continue reading
‘Thank you’ as a way of life
“Thank you.” No more valuable words were ever spoken. So simple, yet so profound. Marti recently met for lunch with a well-known author and researcher who began their conversation by thanking her. Marti recalls being completely unsettled by this. The … Continue reading
Bonus life
Since the giving of thanks is the natural result of grace, its presence or lack of presence is an indicator of the basis by which a person lives life. A thankful person will be someone who is daily experiencing at … Continue reading
‘It’s a beautiful soup’
Step 11: Choose to rid ourselves of any attitude that is not bathed in gratitude. Gratitude is the genuine byproduct of grace. Like a footprint in the sand, it’s the imprint on a life that grace leaves behind. It’s how … Continue reading
Variations on a Thanksgiving theme
Family is one of the things Thanksgiving is all about, and it’s so nice to have family members all together. Why is it also nice to have them all go? Because we’re not used to having so many people around, … Continue reading
Thanksgiving (how you can make it happy)
Grace, grace, God’s grace Grace that will pardon and cleanse within Grace, grace, God’s grace Grace that is greater than all our sin – Julia H. Johnston “So what are you going to write about tomorrow?” Marti asked me yesterday. … Continue reading
Holy day
God loves a good celebration. There are currently twelve Jewish holidays annually that have origins in the Old Testament as celebrations set up by God, and indeed, commanded by God. It’s as if God told his people, “You will stop … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 