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Dear Friend, Thanksgiving is lot more than a nice meal to kick off a whirlwind of Yuletide activities. It can be one of the most meaningful holidays of the year...if given the right focus. Keeping our hearts in an attitude of surrender helps us recall God's acts of mercy and grace. "O, give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples." 1 Chronicles 16:8 The first recorded Thanksgiving took place in the winter of 1610 at Jamestown, Virginia, but it wasn�t a feast! Supply ships had encountered storms and shipwrecks causing starvation and disease to reduce the group of settlers from 500 to 60. In desperation, the colonists ate whatever they could get their hands on, including snakes, snails, rats, sod with water and their own horses, cats, dogs and boots. The survivors prayed for help, without knowing when or how it might come. It arrived in the form of a ship filled with food and supplies from England, and a prayer meeting was held, giving thanks to God! The most well known Thanksgiving is of the Mayflower's Pilgrims who set ground at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. Their first winter was devastating and by fall they had lost 46 of the original 102. The harvest of 1621 was a bountiful one and the remaining colonists decided to celebrate with a feast. After counting all their blessings and giving thanks to God, the Pilgrims, Chief Massasoit and 90 Indians joined in a three-day Thanksgiving feast of Indian corn, barley, waterfowl, wild turkey, cod and bass fish and five deer. As you celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday this year, remember to keep hold of the original gratefulness to God that has always been the spirit of this oldest of all American holidays. How often do you hear people talk about sacrifice around the Thanksgiving dinner table? LOVE WORTH FINDING's Adrian Rogers shows where the Bible teaches us to turn thanksgiving into "thanksliving" by offering "Sacrifices of Thanksgiving." Read more in his FREE article: http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Love_Worth_Finding/Article.asp?article_id=338 Dan Seaborn of FAMILY STUFF tells how living in a "give me" world makes it is easy to forget that we should be seeking after things we can give away for the benefit of others. Read about a parable of giving and receiving in his FREE article, "Count Your Blessings, Name Them One by One.": http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Family_Stuff/Article.asp?article_id=665 May the Lord richly bless you! The Oneplace.com Team http://www.oneplace.com Listen for Life! ____________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO_______________________ * This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. To unsubscribe from this newsletter immediately, simply click on the link below. If this link is not clickable, simply cut and paste it into the address bar of your browser. http://www.salememail.com/unsub/138/<ATT:ID>.aspx * Copyright � 2004 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. All rights reserved. <ATT:ID> ____________________________________________________________ TRINITY COLLEGE & SEMINARY OFF CAMPUS & ONLINE Experience Personal & Ministry Growth Through Bible-Focused Degree Programs Associate and Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts, M.Div., Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Ministry http://l.salemweb.net/tcs2003tr/footer/ ____________________________________________________________ Questions or comments can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
