Remembering & Relationships [Giving Thanks Series]

One of the most important aspects of giving thanks is to remember.  Think back over your personal history. What do you have to be thankful for? How has God shown you his kindness during the story of your life? This passage reveals the power of remembering rightly. We can thank God for positive relationships, for partners in the gospel, and for his faithfulness in seeing us complete our mission on earth.

Giving Thanks: God's Grace

In this series we are considering the Divine Perspective regarding the question, “what is worthy of giving thanks for.” Paul writes, “I thank Christ Jesus, our Lord who has given me strength …” All right, stop right there. First, we give thanks to Jesus Christ, who has given us strength.

Giving Thanks: Series Introduction

Giving thanks and practicing the attitude of gratitude is particularly healthy and helpful during the Thanksgiving Holidays. Giving thanks is one of the essential actions and attitudes of worship that is in spirit and truth (John 4:24). Furthermore, more than sufficient scientific, psychological, and theological research supports the hypothesis that giving thanks in the context of worship is good for you physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Six Biblical Principles Embodied in the U.S. Declaration of Independence

The values and principles reflected in the U.S.A. Declaration of Independence resonate with biblical ideas of innate human dignity, natural human rights, government by consent, self-governance, seeking redress, and a revolutionary spirit.

Though He Slay Me

This article discusses the theological, emotional, and musical ideas behind my rambunctious Alt-Country song, “Though He Slay Me.” Based on Job 13:15, “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.”

Humans Are Relational Beings [003]