Happy Thanksgiving, slightly early

Hey all,

Well, Thanksgiving is a week away. Turkey! Stuffing! Cranberry sauce! Pie! Football! Family! It is a time of food, fellowship, family, and humble thankfulness for all the blessings in our lives (that’s what it’s supposed to be about anyway). It reminds me actually of the early Christian church. Before there were big stone churches, even before the term “Christian” had been coined, a meeting of the followers of Jesus Christ would look a lot like a Thanksgiving dinner. They would meet in a house and share food and fellowship with others who they considered to be spiritual family. Each shared meal was a time of thanksgiving for what God had blessed them with through Jesus Christ. The pic for this post is of what the layout of one of those houses might have looked like.

As you either go to see family for the holiday, or come home for it, or share it with new people because travel for you isn’t a possibility this year, keep a few thoughts in your head:

-There are far too many who won’t get to eat anything on Thanksgiving, much less extra helpings of turkey and pie. Check out ONE if you want to get rid of poverty, and with it, hunger.

-Take some time BEFORE Thanksgiving to really think about what you’re thankful for in your life. On Thanksgiving itself we’re often too busy enjoying the day to reflect too much on the deeper questions of life.

-Minnesota raises more turkeys than any other state

-Illinois produces the most pumpkins

-Wisconsin produces the most cranberries

OK, that’s all I guess. Have a great one, everybody. I’m going to be doing some research, compiling some data, and presenting a couple options for the mission trip for next year. So please be ready to weigh in with an opinion when the time comes!

Blessings,

Kevin