Forgetfulness at Thanksgiving

Does prayerful thanks season all your food and brighten all the atmosphere about you? It surely will if you are a Christian in deed and in truth, and not in name only. There are some people who are never content no [...]

Repost: Photos of Homecoming 2006

I recently updated our photos page with photos from Homecoming at TBC. You can even listen to some of the music from the Calvary Quartet. Be sure to stop by for a visit. In the days ahead we hope to update our photos. We are dependent on our church family to take pictures and [...]

Ironside’s Rebuke on Not Giving Thanks

Just as Harry Ironside (the world-famous Bible teacher and former pastor of Moody Memorial Church in Chicago)  was about to begin his meal, a man approached and asked if he could join him. Ironside invited himto have a seat. Then, as was his custom, Ironside bowed his head in prayer. When he opened his eyes, [...]

The Story of Squanto

Most of us know the story of the first Thanksgiving—at least, we know the Pilgrim version. But how many of us know the Indian viewpoint?
No, I’m not talking about some revisionist, p.c. version of history. I’m talking about the amazing story of the way God used an Indian named Squanto as a special instrument of [...]

Now Thank We All Our God

It was the worst of times. In the first half of the 17th century, Germany was in the midst of wars and famine and pestilence. In the city of Eilenburg lived a pastor by the name of Martin Rinkart.
During one especially oppressive period, Rinkart conducted up to 50 funerals a day as a plague swept [...]

Danger of Taking Your Blessings for Granted

I have felt for a long time that one of the particular temptations of the maturing Christian is the danger of getting accustomed to his blessings. Like the world traveler who has been everywhere and seen everything, the maturing Christian is in danger of taking his blessings for granted and getting so accustomed to them [...]

We Can Always Be Grateful for Something

Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought to himself, “Certainly the preacher won’t think of anything for which to thank the Lord on a wretched day like [...]

A Small Handprint on the Wall

One day as I was picking
the toys up off the floor,
I noticed a small hand print
on the wall beside the door.
I knew that it was something
that I’d seen most every day,
but this time when I saw it there,
I wanted it to stay.
Then tears welled up inside my eyes,
I knew it wouldn’t last,
for every mother knows
her [...]

First National Thanksgiving Proclomation

Whereas, it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; Whereas, both the houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States [...]

Thanksgiving Posts

Over the next several days, I hope to share with you some of my favorite Thanksgiving illustrations. I also hope to address the origins of Thanksgiving so be sure to check in daily.

Eddie Rickenbacker and the Sea Gulls
It is gratitude that prompted an old man to visit an old broken pier on the eastern seacoast [...]