Thanksgiving Day Roots

NOVEMBER 25TH, 2020      |      Although Thanksgiving celebrations date back to the 1500s in America, the oldest American holiday, Thanksgiving Day, finds its origins in that familiar, historic feast of 1621 with the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. For three days they celebrated God’s provision with feasting, activities, and giving Him thanks. Designated days of Thanksgiving continued and spread in the colonies becoming annual traditions. President George Washington proclaimed the first national day of Thanksgiving as Thursday, November 26, 1789. Other presidents followed, proclaiming days for prayer, fasting, and giving thanks to God. Abraham Lincoln, in the [...]

Thankfulness

NOVEMBER 24TH, 2020      |      Thanksgiving Day will be here soon. Turkeys will be bought and preparations will be made. Family and friends will gather to celebrate. Though all this is to be enjoyed, there is a deeper meaning. The chorus in the song “Glorious Days” gives us the real reason for Thanksgiving. “Living, He loved me / Dying, He saved me / Buried, He carried my sins far away / Rising, He justified freely forever / One day He’s coming / Oh glorious day, oh glorious day.” As you enjoy your dinner, remember to focus on [...]

This Thanksgiving, Try This

NOVEMBER 23RD, 2020      |      How do you show God how much you sincerely love Him in ways that are meaningful to Him? After all, He created and owns the very air you and I are breathing right now. So what could we possibly do to show Him how thankful we are for out health, friends, and the wonderful privilege of living in the United States of America? Is there anything else  we can do to speak His love language? Something really near and dear to His heart.    God has a soft spot for others, just [...]