Stumbling About for Truth

I couldn't help thinking, as my family gathered both last night and today in celebration of Christmas, that it really should be known as The 2nd Thanksgiving. Or maybe Thanksgiving 2.0 or something like that. The reason for this thought is how thankful I am to have my extended family, my health, my job, my beautiful wife, my kids - and my God in my life. It's really too much to expect and really, incomprehensible the amount of blessings I enjoy because of all that God has provided for me. I am so thankful and so full of joy when I think about it. I pray that no matter your station in life, that God blesses you this Christmas and in the coming year.

These folks really do need a life other than one built around plastic, metal and wheels.

Click here and be amazed!

Now wouldn't it be nice if we could disagree as agreeably as these two do ? Not holding my breath though... generally there is too much fear being propagated on both sides of the issue.

The last paragraph of an article I read last November about Obama cookies someone put on the market around election time (the article I read is a dead link now) said: "I think everybody just ... thought, 'Oh, great cookie, great president — the world is a happy place. Barack's going to fix all the problems and if I have a bite of this cookie it's going to make me feel good,'" Maxfield said. As I read this story and in particular, the last paragraph, I couldn't help of a couple of other things: • The internet boom when internet companies were WAY overvalued and every Tom, Dick and Harry was opening one and going public in hopes of making millions. And everyone was buying any stock related to a hi-tech, internet-based company. It didn't matter that none of these companies had shown a profit - and it turns out, most never would. They crashed and burned in mid 2000. • The housing boom when everyone was buying way more house than they could afford. People w...

Here is an excellent example of Jesus. And here is an example of selfishness.

Okay, so it's not that exciting, but this post on Corrie Ten Boom and being thankful in all circumstances is good.