
Thank God for Unanswered Prayers!
Sometimes we don't understand why prayers go unanswered, but we can trust that God knows best and thank Him for unanswered prayers.
Sometimes we don't understand why prayers go unanswered, but we can trust that God knows best and thank Him for unanswered prayers.
Easing the shock of yet another month all but concluded, August Appreciation: Share Four Somethings allows me a glance back at my blessings.
The priest reminds us of gratitude: its essential presence in our hearts. Our obligation as Christians to view everything as gift. Father
For the last thirty-three years my dad has faithfully served as the pastor of Cranberry Baptist Church in Beckley, West […]
“For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages”” (1 Timothy 5:18). A story is told regarding David, Nabal and Abigail in 1 …
There is something magnificent about God's entire creation giving thanks and praise to Him. Such command must be obeyed by everyone and everything; the
Gratitude lets us experience life as a gift. It frees us from the prison of self-centeredness. It IS good to give thanks to God.
How can you not remember the day you were married? It’s not possible. Kate Bowler says, “Grief is the long form of love.” June 20 was my 42nd anniversary. I chose to remember the day. Next to the birth of my two children, it was the most significant day in my life. As I considered the date in light
News flash: We live in a world of instant gratification. You can place an order with Amazon and have it the next day—and in some cases, the same day. The Disney parks offer the Disney Genie+ progra…
I’m linking up with friends for Share Four Somethings January 2023 over @ Jennifer’s place, Overflowing With Thankfulness; each month, we share something we Loved, Read, Learned, and At…
I have attended several funerals in my lifetime. I have noticed people are starting to call them “Celebration of Life” services. I attended another one this past weekend. (This post is being writte…
My husband, Larry, and I were talking about our past year and he said, “Good riddance. I can’t wait for 2023!” I felt the same and it seemed reasonable.
The week before Christmas and all through my house, I was decorating as I remembered my spouse. Memories came flooding through lights and scents Recalling the moments that came and went As I gathered with those who knew the same state, we found solace together in our shared fate.
When one reads the book of Psalms and what Israel declared about what God had done for them, one realizes that the people of Israel were a grateful people and that they offered thanksgiving to God …
What if I don’t feel thankful? What if the circumstances of life have left me feeling so dry that praise is the farthest thing from my lips?
This post was first published in October, 2015. —ed. The atheists’ dilemma: whom do you thank when you think there’s no one to be grateful to? Thankfulness is one of the distinguishing traits of the human spirit. We sense the need to say thanks, and we realize we ought to be more grateful than we
God created both our need for food and our food, and that provides a daily opportunity for us to depend on Him and to thank Him.
This post was first published in October, 2015. —ed. Thanksgiving is upon us, and your preparations are likely underway. Maybe you’re cleaning your home in anticipation of the friends and family who will soon arrive. Maybe you’re cooking and baking in advance for all the mouths you’ll need to feed. Or perhaps you’ve simply staked
Perfect rest comes from His perfect grace. Perfect grace comes from a perfect God. And today I thank Him for that grace. And all the marvelous attributes and actions in this Psalm In so doing, I come to understand that rest is not something that I do, but something to believe.
Thanksgiving was never meant to be an annual celebration identified by pilgrims, pies, football and stuffing … but it was meant to be the most accurate demonstration of an intimate relationship between humanity and their heavenly, generous Father.