This week we tend to focus on thankfulness for all we have. But sometimes it helps also to think about what we’ve lost. Loss carries with it a perspective that makes us grateful like few other things can.
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I’ve come to understand how loss in life is one of God’s greatest ways to cultivate a grateful heart.
Have you lost something important? Thankfulness comes from one simple word.
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Take a moment right now and leave a one-word comment, and tell me what you’re thankful for.
No need to explain or elaborate. Just one word.
My one word?
HOPE.
May our God bless you and your family this Thanksgiving.
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For many people, reading about the sacrifices of ancient Israel is a real yawner. But if we think about the Thanksgiving holiday, one sacrifice rises from the ashes of antiquity to offer encouragement.
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In the days of ancient Israel, a special offering, different from the ones required for sin, allowed a person to give God thanks for something the Lord had done.
Rituals are apparently irrational acts which become rational when their significance is explained. —Northrop Frye
Hidden behind the veil of ritual and strangeness are principles of timeless value for your life.
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In honor of Thanksgiving here in the United States, I thought I would share the video I took of some turkeys out for a morning jog.
Cathy and I saw this nutty flock as we drove to church a few months ago. Turn up the volume and watch them trot!
Happy Thanksgiving!
