A Heritage of Thanksgiving
Perhaps no other custom reveals our nation’s original character as clearly as the celebration of Thanksgiving Day. Other countries have adopted similar observances, but America was the first to nationally recognize its dependence on God with a special day set aside for thanksgiving for His wondrous provision and deliverance. Although the exact date of the first American Thanksgiving observance may be uncertain, there is no question that this treasured custom sprang from our deep Judeo-Christian heritage. From early Spanish expeditions in the late 1500s, to a small band of settlers in...
Read MoreHogs and Church Members
A Christian once visited a farmer to talk to him about Christ. “I wouldn’t come to church up there,” the farmer said. “I know old so and so church goer who claims to be a Christian, and so and so who attends church there who claims to be a Christian and they don’t live any differently from me. I’m as good as they are.” Everywhere the farmer went he told about the hypocrites in that church. Months passed and the Christian brother went to see the farmer again. “I want to buy a hog”, said the Christian. The farmer showed all his best hogs to...
Read MoreStrong Christians?
Out on the internet, I keep seeing people writing about “strong” faith and “weak” faith Christians. Each time I read about it, I consistently find people talking about weak faith Christians being those that say “You shouldn’t do this or that.” They’re typically described as “legalists.” On the other side, “strong” faith Christians?mainly the ones writing these articles, and therefore describing themselves–are those that say “I have liberty in Christ, so I can.” In the “weak” faith circles,...
Read MoreWhy Go To Church?
A church-goer wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. “I’ve gone for 30 years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me I can’t remember a single one of them. So I think I’m wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all.” This started a real controversy in the “Letters to the Editor” column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this...
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