Gratitude WinsGiving thanks is built into our cultural DNA. As children we learn the magic words: “Please and thank you”. The ability to recognize and appreciate the efforts of others... Read More
A specific biblical phrase recently caught my attention. The Apostle John used it in his Gospel when telling about the miracle of the loaves and fish. For days now I... Read More
I am thankful. Thank-filled. Thankful, not because of rightness in this world. It is not. Not because it will get better. It might not. Thankful, thank-filled, because my hope rests... Read More
Several years ago I wrote a blog under this title. (Reprinted two weeks ago.) It was a lighthearted look at what I thought was a generational divide in the way... Read More
I was recently at a conference where they referenced the universe as the “first book of scripture” and then commented: “it is always open.” At first I was taken aback;... Read More
Let love find me cooking dinner. Leaning over vegetables, chopping and occupying my hands in service. Thinking, clear thoughts of thankfulness for the provision that I have been given.Let love... Read More
“When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.”Elie Wiesel-Jewish writer, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivorI am writing this in late summer of 2020, hoping that... Read More
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you (1 Thessalonians 5:18, ESV). This is the directive given by God, to us... Read More
If you’ve been out in the retail world at all, or logged on lately to window shop, I’m sure you’ve noticed the changing of the seasons. While the weather may... Read More