Tag: THANKSGIVING

At the first Thanksgiving in 1621, the Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest after leaving England a year earlier in search of religious freedom in the New World. As bountiful as their crops had been, the Plymouth Colony would begin to see true success a few years later, after it dispensed with communal living in favor of private property rights.

Thanksgiving is more than a tradition – it is a moment for the American people to come together with one heart, one voice, and one grateful spirit.

This Thanksgiving we have every reason to be grateful and to invite God back to our table, acknowledging all the micro-blessings we take for granted and attributing them to His care and loving kindness. 

Have you ever closed your Thanksgiving festival with a gnawing feeling of disappointment, as though something was missing? Observing the five “Fs” formula of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 may remedy that disappointment. 

I can’t help but think that part of gratitude is remembering things forgotten – things big and small taken for granted only to be lost in the troubles of the day to day. 

The most subversive act in our current moment might well be a simple, unfashionable proposition: be grateful and then be helpful.

'Thanksliving" means an attitude of gratitude. Not just on Thanksgiving Day but every day.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and other local law enforcement agencies are partnering this week to add more driver license checkpoints and speed checks.

We become like what we worship. As we worship the Lord with the Psalms He has given us, we become more like Him and are conformed more and more to His image.

Today, schoolkids across the nation will sit at desks, forced to write at knifepoint the same essay we all wrote each November: “What I’m Thankful For.”

A recent poll asked Americans about their favorite leftover dish after Thanksgiving. Among Alabamians, the most popular dish was stuffing.

Thanksgiving means THANKSLIVING.

Circumstances in our lives are constantly shifting. One day we’re well, the next day we’re sick. One month we have plenty, the next month half the appliances break and we find our budgets in the red.

Two at Andy Griffith's Thanksgiving table are from the state of Alabama. Let’s see how many of you Alabama folk can answer all of these questions:

There is no lack of charitable organizations in Alabama to put the “giving” in “Thanksgiving” this holiday season.

Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) quoted a Tweet by U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) to argue that Thanksgiving meal price increases are not due to President Joe Biden’s policies but rather the Republicans in Washington, D.C.

Be sure to arrive at the airport early this holiday season.

Four things to learn from Luther, Tyndale and Bradford as we celebrate Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is this Thursday, and families across the U.S. are already getting a taste of how much the cost to feed their family has increased under the Biden administration.

Our wearied nation has endured some dark times the past few years and the darkness does not seem to be dissipating, so it may seem difficult to give thanks.

Start each day with a heart of gratitude! Make every day a day of thanksgiving!

As we gather together with friends and family members to celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we would do well to reflect upon both the sacrifices and motivations of those who celebrated the first Thanksgiving.

Time with family is priceless. The moments we spend together creating memories are ones that will never be forgotten. 

Several retailers and restaurants are choosing to give employees time off for Thanksgiving this year. Even some big-box stores known for opening late for Black Friday Eve sales are putting the kibosh on the tradition.

An Alabama economist says to be prepared for another more expensive Thanksgiving meal following last year's inflation-ridden holiday.

By Brandon Moseley Four-hundred years ago, in the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims invited their Wampanoag Indian friends to a feast celebrating...

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