A Thankful Heart

A Thankful Heart

Of all the holidays on our calendar, only one has not lent itself to being exploited by the merchants. Perhaps this explains why Thanksgiving is barely a speed bump between Halloween and Christmas, why stores go from orange and black to red and green with no pause in...
With Thankful Hearts

With Thankful Hearts

One of the most destructive conflicts in European history was the Thirty Years War, fought between 1618-1648. By 1637 all the pastors of Eilenberg, Germany had either abandoned the city or died of disease, leaving a Lutheran Deacon named Martin Rinkart to care for the...
Praise and Thanksgiving

Praise and Thanksgiving

Aside from my Bible, the book I treasure more than others is one titled The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions. On this Sunday before Thanksgiving, I find the prayer below very appropriate as we pause this week to thank God for His...
A Thankful Heart

A Thankful Heart

Of all the holidays on our calendar, only one has not lent itself to being exploited by the merchants.  Perhaps this explains why today Thanksgiving is barely a speed bump between Halloween and Christmas, why stores go from orange and black to red and green with no...