Thanksgiving. However far from “normal” your Thanksgiving celebration looks and feels this year, the constant is the extra emphasis on gratitude. It’s a social convention I personally find overblown, but it serves the purpose of reminding us to be thankful at least once a year, and that’s worth mentioning anyway. As we anticipate and prepare…
Month: November 2020
Walk by Faith
I’ve been thinking about the Israelites in the wilderness recently. A couple aspects of that wandering have come to mind fairly frequently, and I see a relatively high degree of applicability in that. For starters, there’s the manna, and how that highlights their dependence on the Lord. That’s not to say that we receive daily…
The Lord is Good
“For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” (Ps 100:5) This verse has come to mind countless times over the last few weeks, especially the first part. “The Lord is good.” We can always use that reminder, but it seems to be especially timely for a prolonged…
Recent Reads, Volume XI
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… The Hidden Lives of Owls (Leigh Calvez) – I added this to my To Be…