(This post, originally published November 23, 2017, remains very relevant today.) Thanksgiving Day is every day. “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you,” 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Marilyn and I recently had a couple of interesting experiences related to Thanksgiving Day. She
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(This post originally published November 23, 2017.) Thanksgiving Day is every day. “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you,” 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Marilyn and I recently had a couple of interesting experiences related to Thanksgiving Day. She was at a local
An early childhood memory is my second-grade Thanksgiving classroom party. We decorated our space, and dressed in paper Pilgrim hats and belt buckles to receive parents who pretended to be astonished by our creativity. The affair stamped a lasting, positive image of American Thanksgiving on an 8-year-old heart. But not
This is post 1 of 5 in the series “colonial education” The Role of the Bible in Early American Education Christ-Centered Education Produces Leaders Christ-Centered Education Produces Leaders, part 2 The American Revolution Was Fueled by Preaching Teach Character and Understanding at Home Before the North American colonies became “these
A renewal of the founding principles of the US is past due; no big headline there. But we’ve come to a pretty turn of things when the “largest solid granite sculpture in the U.S.”—a magnificent tribute to our Pilgrim founders—is virtually invisible, and at the same time, the anchor of