Give thanks: Thanksgiving essays from the Gospel.com community
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Being Thankful for Everything (Even Broccoli)!
In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. — 1 Thessalonians 5:18 A five-year-old girl was asked to say the blessing at Thanksgiving dinner. She began by thanking God for all her friends, naming them one by one. Then she thanked God for Mommy, Daddy, Brother, Sister, Grandma, […]
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The Purpose of Thanksgiving
“For the Christian, every day is Thanksgiving Day.” — Billy Graham Consider the word “Thanksgiving”, and invariably images of family gatherings come to mind. Such gatherings with turkey dinners, pumpkin pies, fall decorations, football, and tryptophan grogginess are all too common in American homes. This may be what Thanksgiving has become but it is not the […]
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Happy Thanksgiving! A Thankful Heart
Throughout the month of November, Devotionals Daily has celebrated Thankful Thursdays meditating on all of God’s abundant blessings in our lives and spending time expressing gratitude to Him. Today’s the perfect day to lift up your thanks to the Lord all day long! Praise Him in song! Praise Him in poetry! Praise Him to your family & friends! Praise Him […]
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Pray with Thanksgiving!
On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” — Zephaniah […]
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Giving Thanks in the Small Things
Some days I pick up a camera and it’s a hammer. The lens is my ink, for cameras have sensor eyes, and pixels record. I slide it into a pocket, a thin point-and-shoot, and find another way to chronicle, to force the lids open; another way to receive the moment with thanks reverential. When he comes in from […]
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Turkey is NOT for Thanksgiving
For some people, there is nothing that strikes fear into the heart faster than the thought of having to cook Thanksgiving dinner for the in-laws! I fear a few things, but cooking is not one of them, so even though we had just moved into our new house, I was eager to impress my relatives […]
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A Lifestyle of Thanksgiving
When children sleep under the scraps stitched into quilts and the clock ticks too loudly through the dark hours and the spiral galaxies spin in space, I lie under the afghan by the fire and read the words of an old sermon. It is weeks later now, and the mind stores things, waiting for such a time when […]
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Teaching Children Gratitude – My Extreme Measures
Teaching my children to be thankful and have an attitude of gratitude has been one of my greatest challenges as a parent. Like many children in our Western culture, my kids are very privileged and they don’t always appreciate the things that they have, from the food in the fridge to the abundant toys in […]
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Thankful Thursday: We’re Created to Celebrate Together
Throughout the month of November, Devotionals Daily will be celebrating Thankful Thursday! Join us every Thursday as we meditate on all of God’s rich blessings in our lives and spend time expressing thankfulness to Him. Prepare your own personal Thankful List and plan to share it with friends on family on Thanksgiving Day! When you meet together, sing psalms, hymns, […]
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It is Good to Give Thanks
It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night. – Psalm 92:1-2 It’s 5:00 p.m. and the doorbell rings; that can only mean one thing, the play date is over. I walked my friend through the house, […]
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