thankfulness
In perpetuity
Scripture for today: Psalm 23:6 Have you ever watched the show “Shark Tank” on ABC? The premise is simple. Inventors and business owners present their products to a board of investors known as “sharks,” hoping that one of the sharks will invest in their product. Sometimes, the sharks refuse. Other times, they will strike a […]
Getting the bananas out of your brain
Scripture for today: Eph. 5:4 Allow me to conduct a brief experiment. Please follow the instructions very carefully. Stop, clear your mind, and whatever you do, do not think about a banana. How did you do? Most likely, the first thing that popped into your mind was exactly what you did not want to think […]
Bible Studies for Life, Nov. 24: Living in gratitude
1 Thess. 5:12-22Randy Jacoby, pastorFirst Baptist Church, FolkstonLet’s recapture the spirit of Thanksgiving.Someone needs to. The world skips Thanksgiving Day and goes straight from Halloween to Christmas, but the issue goes deeper.Thankfulness, or gratitude, is not about a day. When we follow Jesus, He calls for a gratitude that goes beyond a moment in time. […]
No, thank you
Scripture for today: John 11:1-44As a parent, sometimes I have to tell my children “no.” To put it in perspective, my five-year-old son asks for candy every minute of the day, he wants a four-wheeler and a shotgun for Christmas, and he would like a baby brother.Sometimes it is in our best interest when someone […]
Fleas and faith
Scripture for today: 1 Thess. 5:18 In her famous book, “The Hiding Place,” Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom recalls an incident when God taught her about being thankful. Corrie and her sister Betsy had been transferred to Ravensbruck, one of the worst concentration camps in Germany. Upon their arrival, they were met with horrible conditions […]
My pleasure
Scripture for today: Luke 12:32Imagine a place of perfect bliss. Children play happily. God-honoring music plays in the background. Succulent food is served by smiling people. No, this is not heaven. This is Chick-fil-A.Chick-fil-A is God’s gift to Christians who eat fast food. But what separates Chick-fil-A from their competitors is not just the quality […]
30 days of thanks
Today’s Scripture: Ephesians 5:20 When I was in elementary school, we would do an art project every Thanksgiving. First, we would trace the outline of our hand on a piece of paper. Next, we would color the hand brown, orange, and yellow. Then, we would glue a red triangle on the thumb and draw a couple of sticks on […]
Think beyond your own table this Thanksgiving
From our home to yours, may the Lord bless you with an outstanding Thanksgiving!
Scented candles, Razzleberry pie and Barney Fife
We should not need to have a “Thanksgiving Day” to remind us to be grateful.