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Gobbling Gratitude

Gobbling Gratitude 27 November 2024 Dear Fellow Turkeys, Gobble Gobble. What if a turkey translator revealed “gobble gobble” meant “grateful, grateful”? Then turkeys would be some of the happiest creatures around, gobbling gratitude wherever they go. For in our gratitude, we experience peace, perspective, and positivity. Scripture states, “from the rising of the sun to the going down of the …

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More Than Turkey

More Than Turkey 16 November 2022 Packed? Some of you are.   Even with eight days to go, you’ve begun packing to head out of “Dodge” soon for a Thanksgiving celebration with family.   Or you are the host this year and you’ve already started your shopping. In your busy-ness with shopping, travel, or finishing works tasks, let me equip you now …

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Feels Different This Year

Feels Different This Year 23 November 2022 Friends in Faith, I’m keeping it simple today for today’s WFW. First a Scripture to center us:   “O give thanks to the Lord; for God is good: God’s mercy endures forever.”  Psalm 136.1 Secondly, a special message:  Click this link to view an inspiring video entitled “Thanksgiving Feels Different This Year.”  After all, …

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With Joy, Give Thanks

With Joy, Give Thanks 24 November 2021 While COS regrettably does not gather this year for our traditional Chili Dinner and Thanksgiving Eve service, we are pleased to offer this guide to enrich your Thanksgiving celebrations. God’s blessings! A GUIDE FOR OFFERING THANKS THIS THANKSGIVING Christ Our Shepherd Families 2021 Sing or say these verses from “Come Ye Thankful People …

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! November 25, 2020 Happy Thanksgiving, friends! I hope we get to connect tonight at our Thanksgiving Eve worship service, whether you stream the service or join us as one of up to 50 of the in-person worshipers. As I heed President Washington’s advice to dedicate time of “thanksgiving and prayer,” let me share how thankful I am for …