God Give Us Willing Hearts

JP: Good read by Warren Vanhetloo.
God Give Us Willing Hearts
Jesus strongly condemned religious teachers of His day for being concerned about legalistic trivia, such as tithing garden produce while ignoring serious teachings of the Old Testament (Matt. 23:23). He emphasized that difference already in His first extended public sermon, after which the people expressed astonishment [...]

Come Ye Thankful People Come

JP: Vicki Sprouse comments on Thanksgiving. Worthwhile read. Five Kernels of Corn, referenced below, is a must read!
Come Ye Thankful People Come
Excerpts:
I love Thanksgiving…the sights, the smells, the sounds and most importantly the meaning. There is something beautiful about late Fall when all the leaves have fallen off the trees, the first hard [...]

Thanksgiving thoughts

Norman Rockwell’s Ye Glutton (1923)
Copyright © 1923 Life Magazine
JP: Image from best-norman-rockwell-art.com
I found this article interesting:
The First Thanksgiving
The most detailed description of the “First Thanksgiving” comes from Edward Winslow from A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, in 1621:
“Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after [...]