Tag Archives: Thanksgiving

Don’t you want to thank someone?

Posted on November 28, 2021 by admin

Now I can see the world is charged It’s glimmering with promises Written in a script of stars Dripping from prophets’ lips But still, my thirst is never slaked I am hounded by a restlessness Eaten by this endless ache … Continue reading →

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Giving thanks in hard times

Posted on November 18, 2018 by admin

“Giving thanks in hard times: With Jesus in the way of the Cross.” If you’re looking for a Thanksgiving reflection this week, here’s a message on Lazarus (John 11) by Susanna and me, given at Crosswalk, March 11, 2018: Audio … Continue reading →

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Grateful

Posted on January 26, 2014 by admin

Thanksgiving Song At our Christmas feast, December 25, 2013, we were gathered with family from near and far in my parents’ home in northeast Missouri. Candace, Rachel, Hannah and Susanna worked up this arrangement of the “Thanksgiving Song,” by Mary … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving – family devotion

Posted on November 24, 2011 by admin

Index of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday posts Happy Thanksgiving! Before or after watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, discuss some scriptures about giving thanks: 1. Psalm 50:23. What may we do that will prepare our hearts to see God’s salvation revealed? … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving as color vision

Posted on November 24, 2011 by admin

Index of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday posts Thanksgiving is a window to reality; our chief means of spiritual perception. Imagine a country where everyone was gradually becoming color-blind (to borrow from H. G. Wells). As more and more people were … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving – being now passed over the vast and mighty ocean

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

Index of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday posts “Here beginneth the chronicle of those memorable circumstances of the year 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton, keeper of the records of Plymouth Colony, based on the account of William Bradford, sometime governor … Continue reading →

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Miracle on Oak Grove St.

Posted on November 27, 2010 by admin

Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons – index The day after Thanksgiving, as usual, we began decorating the home for Christmas. We didn’t get the outside lights up, but we all had fun getting the Christmas boxes down from the attic and … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2010 by admin

Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons – index What makes Thanksgiving a special time in your family? One of the traditions we enjoy is to prepare slips of paper with Thanksgiving-related Scripture verses and quotations. We place them underneath each plate at … Continue reading →

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