Dear Reader: As difficult to believe as it may be, Thanksgiving is upon us once again. Primarily celebrated by Americans on the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving traces its origins to a 1621 harvest feast shared by English Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a nationalContinue reading “7 Bible Verses About Thankfulness”
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7 Bible Verses About Love and Marriage
Proverbs 18:22 declares that “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” Terri and I first met over twenty-three years ago, in the early weeks of 2000. Having survived partying like it was 1999 and Y2K, as well as several other trials and tribulations, God helped us findContinue reading “7 Bible Verses About Love and Marriage”
Start Your Day with Prayer and Worship
It had been a rushed morning. I found myself in our worship center setting up for our Staff Devotional and Morning Huddle. Every morning our team gathers and someone leads us in a brief devo and time of reflection and prayer. That’s followed by a quick report of what’s on the calendar that day inContinue reading “Start Your Day with Prayer and Worship”
