Thanksgiving

This week, we’re discovering reasons for genuine thanksgiving. Not a generic sense of gratitude such as secular Americans may briefly feel tomorrow, but a true lifestyle of praise and thanks to the God who is our Father.

Scripture calls us to “give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). We are to “give” thanks, not “feel” thanks. The holiday is Thanksgiving, not Thanksfeeling.

Here are six tips for having good conversations around the Thanksgiving dinner table despite different worldviews.

As families gather for the holidays, there is often a struggle to keep the conversation around the table civil. So, here are a handful of tips to help you have grace-filled conversations this holiday season.

A Church in Minneapolis has decided to remove a tapestry depicting the “First Thanksgiving,” deeming the art triggering to trauma.

President Trump pardoned the Thanksgiving turkey yesterday, continuing a long and surprising tradition.

Such clemency apparently began with President Lincoln in 1863. Two years later, a White House reporter noted that “a live turkey had been brought home for the Christmas dinner.” However, Lincoln’s son Tad “interceded in behalf of its life . . . [his] plea was admitted and the turkey’s life spared.”

My wife marked a significant birthday last week. I offered to take her anywhere to celebrate and she chose Disney World. Since she grew up just a few blocks from Disneyland in California and we visited Disney World often while living in Atlanta, the trip was a nostalgic and fun week for us both.

A Virginia youth pastor has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Christopher Gattis, 58, stands accused of shooting his wife Jeanett, 58, her daughter Candis Kunze, 30, and Kunze’s boyfriend Andrew Buthorn, 36.

I’ve been preparing for Thanksgiving all week. Besides the grocery runs and house cleaning, I’ve cooked two casseroles, baked three pies, whipped up a relish, and brined a turkey. However, my Thanksgiving won’t be complete without adding a few more ingredients, and neither will yours.

Thanksgiving Day is the traditional American holiday when we are given the opportunity to pause from our normal routines and take time to count our blessings.