Category: Winter Reads
Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving: Why You Should Give a Hoot About Gratitude
Today’s Thanksgiving celebrations typically involve a whole lot of angst before families give thanks. We spend days, sometimes weeks, worrying about cooking, hosting combative family...
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Selfless Giving Makes You Scientifically Happier
Have you ever gotten warm, fuzzy feelings after helping a neighbor in need? It’s not all in your head. Acts of generosity increase our brain’s...
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Rush Limbaugh and the True Story of Thanksgiving
On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, I can’t help but remember our old friend, Rush Limbaugh – conservative talk radio’s titan who passed away in February...
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Don’t Believe the Trump Thanksgiving Boycott Headlines
Hold the turkey and dressing – it seems Thanksgiving tables won’t be as full this year as liberals boycott conservative family gatherings. Or will they?...
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You Might Want to Skip the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Run a Turkey Trot Instead
There’s a saying that old habits die hard, and that’s certainly the case when it comes to the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. First held...
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Three Gifts Christians Can Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday is a great opportunity for Christians to pause and reflect on the many great blessings that Almighty God has given us. Take...
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Christian Chef and Food Network Star Offers Life Lessons and Thanksgiving Cooking Tips
His name is Brother Marcellus Luck IV – and yes, that’s his real name. On most days, when he’s not competing on the Food Network...
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Christmas Music in November? Theologically Solid Selections are Appropriate All Year Long
As of this Friday, November 3rd, Christmas is 51 days away – a lifetime when you’re a child, but something of the mere blink of...
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The Christian History of Thanksgiving in America
It’s often said that gratitude is the key to happiness. Thankfulness is a quick antidote to jealousy and our “look what they have” social media...
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A Thanksgiving Eve I Will Never Forget
The day before Thanksgiving may not conjure up the same sentiment or memories as a snow-laden Christmas Eve, but the eve of our national day...
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Three Christian Thinkers to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
In our modern age, with a 24-hour news cycle that’s frequently filled with bad news, it can be difficult to stop and consider all the...
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Ten Politically Incorrect Things to Be Grateful for This Thanksgiving
Americans will gather around tables this Thursday, expressing appreciation and gratitude for a number of things. Here are some of mine that many in today’s...
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Thanksgiving Day Reveals America’s Christian Roots
We’re told time and again that America was founded as a secular society, and that our Founding Fathers were deists. Yet, the history of Thanksgiving...
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