Thanksgiving… A Theology of Thankfulness 25 Nov 2020 It’s Thanksgiving week, which means that this week’s blog should probably be about giving thanks. While it may seem like reflecting on gratitude is a bit obligatory this week, it’s…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be To God: The Ministry of Others 7 Dec 2017 Participation in the family of God is about mutual ministry for the sake of the gospel. We serve and we are served. Over the years I have come to appreciate…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be To God: Victory Over Satan, Sin, and Death 30 Nov 2017 If the resurrection of Christ is true it changes everything! If Jesus Christ really did rise from the dead then it changes how we are to respond to His teaching,…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be to God: The Salvation of Others 23 Nov 2017 How often do you thank God for the salvation of others? If we often fail to express gratitude for our own salvation we are even more reticent to appreciate the…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be to God: Our Salvation 16 Nov 2017 There are far too many days when my salvation is simply a fact. It's a good fact, to be sure, but it's just a fact. We all get used to…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be To God: Introduction 10 Nov 201710 Nov 2017 Gratitude is getting a lot of attention these days. There's tremendous health benefits that have been proven to arise from a habit of gratitude. So, thankfulness positively impacts our sleep,…
Thanksgiving Thankful Lists 25 Nov 2016 Gratitude is a tremendous tool in counseling individuals with a variety of problems. Even those outside of Biblical Counseling have seen the value of prescribing exercises in thankfulness. Often, in…
Thanksgiving Retro Post: A Review of “Mayflower” by Nathaniel Philbrick 26 Nov 2014 54 years after the first Thanksgiving the Pilgrims and the Natives were engaged in one of the most devastating wars in American History. King Philip’s War was “more than twice…
Culture… How to be Thankful After Thanksgiving 22 Nov 201223 Nov 2012 In a few short hours I will probably be a sleep somewhere. It won't be intentional but it will be reality nonetheless. I will stuff myself with delicious food and…
Asides… Did You Have A Hipster Thanksgiving? 25 Nov 2011 Here's how you can tell (special thanks to Tony Jones for many of these ideas): 1) In your pre-meal Bocce ball game no one got muddy 2) You refused to…