Here’s a story to share today. An intriguing Thanksgiving story I never learned in school. ◊ I think we’d all be better off if we had been taught this part of the Thanksgiving story in elementary school and then reiterate this… Read More ›
Thanksgiving
The Great Thanksgiving Debate
Did you know that America once had a President who did not even want to recognize Thanksgiving as a national holiday? His efforts to explain solidified his famous doctrine. ◊ A Christian group sought the protection of religious freedom from the… Read More ›
6 Thanksgiving Stories
Looking for a good Thanksgiving story to tell or share at your Thanksgiving dinner? Here are 6 intriguing stories to inform, encourage, and enlighten you about this wonderful holiday. ◊ The Thanksgiving Holiday is a beautiful slow build into the Christmas… Read More ›
Thanksgiving Stories
Looking for a good Thanksgiving story to read or share? Here are 6 true and intriguing stories to inform, encourage, and enlighten during this wonderful holiday. Happy Thanksgiving! ◊ #1 A man, at his wife’s urging, agreed to spend a few hours before… Read More ›
4 Thanksgiving Stories
Looking for a good Thanksgiving story to tell or share at your Thanksgiving dinner? Here are 4 intriguing stories to inform, encourage, and enlighten about this wonderful holiday. ♦ It’s my favorite time of year. The weather’s a bit nippy yet… Read More ›
Sex, Drugs, Sin, and Heaven
Does our sinful past doom us from entry into heaven? If you think the doors are closed due to a sullied past, think again. Consider the Parable of the Two Sons. ♦ Remember that kid in school who always told the… Read More ›
Thanksgiving – an Economic Story
You know the Pilgrim story about the first Thanksgiving. Did you ever hear it as a lesson in human nature and economics? ♦ We all know the Thanksgiving story about the Pilgrims and their first bountiful harvest of 1621. We are… Read More ›
A Thanksgiving Story – A Pilgrim’s Hope and Loss
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful but also an opportunity to share a story or two about the past. Here’s a Thanksgiving story you might have forgotten…or never knew. ♦ When the kids were teenagers and I would often search… Read More ›
A Thanksgiving Story – The Indian Stranger
The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was celebrated with gratefulness for God’s provisions and survival, including a “special instrument sent of God…” ♦ In the days before America was founded, an American Indian named Tisquantum (Squanto for short) would travel across the… Read More ›
Pilgrims’ Process
Acknowledging that their purpose was to glorify God, the Pilgrims had a clear vision and staked their very lives on following it. ♦ I heard some late night comedy shows conduct “Man on the Street” interviews about Thanksgiving. Some people… Read More ›
