Category Archives: Thanksgiving

November 23, 2022 · 6:35 am

Don’t Be Like Your Dog

H. A. Ironside the Canadian born Bible Teacher, once told about going to a crowded cafeteria for a meal.

As he carried his tray looking for a table, every table was full, except for one with a single man sitting there. Ironside asked if he might join him. The man nodded and grunted something unintelligible.

When Ironside sat down, he bowed his head and silently gave thanks for his food. The other man asked, ““Well, is something wrong with your food?”

“No, it seems fine.”

“Well, do you have a headache?” the man persisted. “I saw you closing your eyes and putting your hands on your head.” Continue reading →

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November 23, 2021 · 6:02 am

Don’t Leave God Out

Joel Gregory tells the story of a family seated around their table one Thanksgiving Day looking at the annual holiday bird.

From the oldest to the youngest, they were to express their praise. When they came to the 5-year-old in the family, he began by looking at the turkey and expressing his thanks to the turkey, saying although he had not tasted it he knew it would be good.

After that rather novel expression of thanksgiving, he began with a more predictable line of credits, thanking his mother for cooking the turkey and his father for buying the turkey. But then he went beyond that. He joined together a whole hidden multitude of benefactors, linking them with cause and effect. Continue reading →

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November 27, 2019 · 7:34 am

Happy Thanksgiving

Plutarch who lived from 46-120 A.D. once wrote, “The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart.”

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. While it is not a religious holiday or holy day, it’s good for us to be reminded of the many blessings we enjoy for which we ought to be thankful. As our hearts are humbled by thankfulness, our praise, appreciation, and adoration for our Creator is elevated. Continue reading →

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November 21, 2018 · 6:01 am

Great Verses of the Bible: Psalm 107:8

Joel Gregory tells the story of a family seated around their table one Thanksgiving Day looking at the annual holiday bird.

From the oldest to the youngest, they were to express their praise. When they came to the 5-year-old in the family, he began by looking at the turkey and expressing his thanks to the turkey, saying although he had not tasted it he knew it would be good.

After that rather novel expression of thanksgiving, he began with a more predictable line of credits, thanking his mother for cooking the turkey and his father for buying the turkey. But then he went beyond that. He joined together a whole hidden multitude of benefactors, linking them with cause and effect. Continue reading →

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November 21, 2016 · 6:04 am

WORD OF THE WEEK: THANKS

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Rudyard Kipling was a great British poet, novelist and short story writer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Well known for his fictional work The Jungle Book and his poem IF, Kipling received the Nobel prize in literature in 1907. The poet Laureate earned a great deal of money from his literary works which spawned criticism in British media.

Hoping for a story, a newspaper reporter once approached him and said, “Mr. Kipling. I just read that somebody calculated that the money you made from your writings amounts to over $100 a word.” Continue reading →

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November 26, 2015 · 5:26 am

Thanksgiving from A -Z

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Today’s post is a fun application of the song, “Count Your Many Blessings” using the alphabet. Some are spiritual. Others physical. A few personal. Plus little things we take for granted. Continue reading →

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November 27, 2013 · 6:04 am

Thank You, God, For Everything!

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Matthew Henry was a well-known, British Bible scholar and Preacher who lived from 1662 to 1714.  His commentaries on the Old and New Testament are still in print today.

One day Dr. Henry was riding his horse on the way to a church meeting where he was the guest speaker.  As he journeyed through the dense forest a masked bandit suddenly appeared with a gun.  He demanded that Henry dismount and hand over all of his money.  Fearing for his life, he quickly complied as the robber returned into the woods. Continue reading →

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November 26, 2012 · 5:38 am

Post Thanksgiving Day Thoughts

ThePreachersWord is back after a short break!  We hope you’ve had a good Thanksgiving holiday and enjoyed some special times with loved ones.

On Wednesday we published our ABC’S of Thanksgiving.  If you missed it, I think you would enjoy it.  https://thepreachersword.com/2012/11/21/the-abcs-of-thanksgiving

With the holiday behind us, I wanted to share a few thoughts that have been on my mind the past few days.  Kind of a potpourri of post-thanksgiving thoughts and observations. Continue reading →

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November 21, 2012 · 6:45 am

THE ABC’S OF THANKSGIVING

Here’s wishing each of you a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  Enjoy the day of food, fun, and family. And maybe some football! ThePreachersWord is going to take a Thanksgiving break for the next couple of days.  We will repeat two of our more popular posts from the past several months tomorrow and Friday.

Today’s “Thanksgiving” post is my application of the song, “Count your many blessings.”   A fun way to do this is to take the alphabet and list some of them. Some are spiritual.  Some  physical. Some personal. And little things we take for granted. Continue reading →

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