This week, I spent a little time reflecting on the following passage in Proverbs: He who oppresses the poor reproaches his maker, but he who is gracious to the needy honors Him (Proverbs 14.31). This led to 1 John…
Another look at 1 Thessalonians 5:17. As we’ve unpacked this verse, we’ve already learned that we are to be thankful at all times, in all circumstances (Eph 5:20 re-affirms this!), and “in” all places. However, there is one last…
Thinking more about last week’s “thought”… Look at the places people have been when they gave thanks (keep in mind this is as random as my brain): Paul gave thanks in palaces before kings, in the depths of the…
Dear Paul, As I’ve reflected on the words regarding the giving of thanks as you penned them, I find myself a bit frustrated. You so easily indicate that an attitude of gratitude is a choice. Yet, I don’t always…
But thanks be to God who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among…
But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ…. (2 Cor. 2:14a) Last week we began exploring the different arenas for which we have cause to give thanks and we discovered the first road of…
Recently, another celebrity passed away too soon, too young. The world mourned the loss of a great talent; the TV media consumed the hours with speculation of cause and details surrounding the preparation of, as well as, the entire…
We can’t talk about entering into communion with the Lord without at least turning to the New Testament accounts, Jesus’ own word’s and Paul’s writing regarding the Eucharist. There are three statements that stand out (well, to me, at…
I can’t seem to move past the concept of giving thanks and the connection to Eucharist (communion). Here’s the full definition of Eucharist: a sacrament of thanksgiving, an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace, a…
Just a reminder that last week, if it wasn’t clear to you, it became clear to me that sometimes, as Christians, we don’t truly see God’s hand in the giving of all we’ve received. The story of the ten…