We’ve had our first ‘cold snap’ of the fall – I almost needed to put on a coat this morning! This is a reminder that it’s Thanksgiving season (as a turkey-lover, it’s one of my favorite times of year), and as such, it’s a time to give thanks. As the psalmist reminds us (Psalm 92.1-2),
November has always been one of my favorite months of the year. When I was young, it was probably the anticipation of Christmas coming in just one month, but in the last couple of decades, Thanksgiving has become my favorite holiday. Giving thanks is such a joyful activity: It causes us to focus on
Such lovely words – “Thank you!” We say it at the grocery check-out, when we’re served at a restaurant, or when an usher hands us a bulletin as we arrive on Sunday morning for worship. We hardly give it a thought – it’s almost obligatory. Like saying “Fine” when someone asks “How are you?”There are
