Tag: thanksgiving
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Thanks-taking feasts of C.E. humankind
A BIG meal of little thanks in a long season of thanklessness. Giving Thanks to the LORD O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 1 Chronicles 16: KJV – v.34 16:34 הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה We know the concept well — yāḏâ Yᵊhōvâ, from the Hebrew. This instance…
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COVID – The Sĭn’ch WHO Stole Thanksgiving
You know the imagery — and it could include Christmas — WHO knows? Then all the Whos down in Who-ville will all cry BOO-HOO! Dr. Seuss Scrooge, Santa & the Grinch in days of sadness Before we address this current crisis and holiday (Thanksgiving), let’s glance at childhood images of joys embodied in Christmas. Looking…
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Give Thanks to the Lord – Psalm 136 & Psalm 95
His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136 I don’t know about you, but once again Thanksgiving seems to be upon us as a prerequisite observance preceding the rush of the Christmas holidays. Some would observe in political correctness, ‘the holiday season,’ which promoted for lights in darkness and gifts seemingly endures forever. I have previously mentioned this hustle…
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Feasts: Thanksgiving to God
“These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. – Leviticus 23:4 Feasts, Fasts & Festivals Americans view Thanksgiving as a defining national holiday, complete with feasts focused on our Utopian culture of American families. Yet a stark reality lingers as a less than an alternative…
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Thanksgiving: We’re a little late and Christmas a little early
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! – 1 Corinthians 15:57 What’s wrong with this picture? Or this one? We may chuckle at these common images of two typically American holidays, but much more is at stake here than changing traditions. Looking for thanks. Watch for the coming ‘blitzchris’…
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A Psalm of Thanksgiving – Psalm 100, Psalm 50
Psalm 100 Who is giving thanks? And to whom? “For what do we give thanks on Thanksgiving?” The New International Version tells us it is For giving grateful praise. The New King James Version calls it, A Song of Praise for the Lord’s Faithfulness to His People and the English Standard Version, borrowing from its text reminds us, His Steadfast…
