Unless you live in Israel or are Jewish and travel there often, I'm not sure it is possible to fully grasp what it is like to live there. Even having been to the Holy Land many times, my finite mind is unable to grasp the fullness of all it entails when you live in the …
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Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Let’s start the day with a bit of Hebrew trivia: There you have it! Our God is God of every tiny detail, and it is no coincidence that turkey is the traditional fare for Thanksgiving. Cool, huh! Now, about that “Give thanks” part...yesterday we learned that the “Thanksgiving passage” appears in Scripture five …
Yesterday we began a series examining the roots of our American Thanksgiving holiday. We were reminded that pilgrims came to this land to "fulfill a fateful mission to build an ideal Christian commonwealth." Upon arrival, however, they faced difficulty, but eventually were miraculously blessed by Native Americans who helped them learn to survive harsh new …
On Thursday, America will celebrate Thanksgiving. It seems to have transformed from a season of family and fellowship to a weekend of football and a fanatical “spendfest” in pursuit of the greatest Black Friday deals. In other words, other than perhaps a few moments of reflection about the material things for which we are thankful, …
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