A great post about the History of Thanksgiving from a great web site. Check it out. http://revivalfire4kids.com/2008/11/18/history-of-the-pilgrims/
1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Luke 10:1-3 (NIV) The Twelve were not
29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Luke 6:29-30 (NIV) This is a tall order, but Jesus doesn’t ask us to do something he didn’t model for us. He was willing to take the abuse, even
I enjoy the lights and color of the Christmas season and will often go out of my way to view the Christmas lights that various families display on their homes and lawns. But in spite of the sparkle and glitter, I am finding a hollow place in my spirit when I look for the reason people are celebrating. I haven’t dared to start a tally sheet to keep up with the overall themes of each display, but I find I
It’s Christmas Eve. I hear a lot of firecrackers from every direction in our neighborhood. I lament that most of the Christmas decorations in people’s front lawns have little or nothing to do with the baby Jesus. I have truly enjoyed participating in various activities leading up to Christmas–decorating the church, practicing for the choir Christmas program, I even helped make my own opportunity to go Christmas caroling this year, something that is almost a thing of the past. This evening