With the Thanksgiving holiday being celebrated today, it is a day where many take time to be with family and friends and reflect on the things that they are thankful for. It is great to have a day set aside to give thanks; but for Christians, it is important to ...
Read More »Be Thankful, But Remember Those Without
It is easy to not be thankful. The danger of not being thankful is that a person can become complacent and take things for granted. Abundance can result in becoming spoiled. We must focus on those less blessed and who are going through terrible times of adversity. I Thessalonians 5:18 ...
Read More »A Healthy Holiday
Thanksgiving is a healthy holiday, did you know that?! Giving thanks demonstrates Biblical wisdom that actually impacts physical health. Thankfulness comes from thoughts focused on the positive. We have the power to choose what we think about…and we need to exercise that power! And now, dear brothers and sisters, one ...
Read More »Our Hope: What Is Thanksgiving?
‘Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp.’ Psalm 147:7 (NIV) Thanksgiving is not all about the Pilgrims. Well, the holiday is. But true Thanksgiving began a long, long time before the Pilgrims crossed over the seas. It began with God’s creation. ‘In the ...
Read More »Our Hope: Deserted Places
‘Yet He often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.’ Luke 5:16 (HCSB) Deserted places. Sound ominous, don’t they? But are they always a ‘bad thing’? Jesus knew the value of being alone. Never completely alone, but alone with His Father. Even though Jesus was God, He also was a man. ...
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