thankfulness

A man after God’s own heart…

I’ve had David on the mind lately–David the king, outlaw, poet, shepherd, warrior, murderer, seeker, and worshiper. What is it, exactly, that made him “a man after God’s own heart?” It couldn’t have been his righteousness…anything he did, for we all know how often David screwed up. I love the Psalms. It is, I think, …

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The power of thanksgiving…

The Bible is full of scriptures that hint about how powerful praise and thanks are…that “attitude of gratitude” that we’ve all heard about. There are verses that say that the lack of thanks leads to unrighteousness. God ordained sacrifices of thanksgiving, which, interestingly enough, were tied into peace offerings. There’s a connection, for Paul said …

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The Love Language of Gifts: Gift-giving exposed

(In a post this past summer, I wrote a little about the Five Love Languages, as written about by Gary Chapman in The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts.  I explained how I found myself wondering if they apply to our relationship with God. This is the sixth of what turned out …

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