Thanks to God

I am thankful for the tireless, selfless, generous spirit that God has given to the people I work with. I'm also thankful that God is working to create that same servant attitude in me so that I can be a blessing to others!

November, December and January in Denver are the months for beautiful sunrises and gorgeous sunsets. We see them and think of God's glory. How great the majesty and beauty of Heaven must be. We see a tiny picture of it in Revelation, chapter 4 which in verse two speaks of what we are most thankful for this year. "There was a throne in Heaven with someone sitting on it."

In a year of political challenges, heightened awareness of cultural decadence and struggles (successful) with health issues there is no greater comfort than to know that God Almighty is in charge. He is not pacing about in a quandary uncertain about His world or His children in it. He holds the future. To know that fills our hearts with gratitude beyond words....gratitude to God, for God.

May He bless you and yours abundantly.

Marlys and Avan DeVries

Thankful Family

Travis and Rebecca are so very thankful that our family is growing and that this pregnancy is going so well. Shay is just plain thankful for fun times with mom and dad and playing outside! God sure is a great One!!

Welcome Home

This year I am thankful that my entire family can be together for Thanksgiving! My husband Joe arrived home from the desert, and I realize, now more than ever, the blessing of a loving, godly husband and father. We will be joined this holiday by my parents and sister. Although we aren't able to be at home in Colorado, we will still all be together for this day of thanksgiving! Praise the Lord, for he is good!

Holly Walker

A God For Imperfect People

I know I'm a pastor and all, and this is the kind of thing pastors just sit around and think and talk about day and night. But I'm writing here not as a pastor, but as a regular person who can struggle with impatience, or who can worry about the economy, or who can be short with the girls or with Amy, and who last week called a woman an "idiot" in heavy traffic. (The windows were up and she didn't hear me, but I still hope it wasn't anyone reading this blog.)

I'm so SO thankful that God came to this world for people just like me - for imperfect, broken people. It's not that he tolerates imperfect people - HE CAME FOR IMPERFECT PEOPLE. I'm SO grateful that the kind of people in my neighborhood, and the kind of people in my town, and the kind of people on Wall Street and in Iraq are the people that our God came to love and believe in.

I know it probably sounds like pastor talk, but this regular normal man is just overwhelmed by the kind of God that Christ came to show and be to us all.

Brad

Provision

I lost my brother in January 2009. He was a single dad, and we now have custody of his two boys. I am thankful for God's provision that we were able to accommodate two more children into our already busy family. I am thankful that my parents sacrificed much and made a significant career move so that they could relocate and be nearby to help with the boys. I am thankful for my husband for taking our nephews into the fold and loving them as our own three boys. I am thankful for a church family and colleagues who are like family to us. I am thankful for energy when I feel depleted and joy when I feel sorrow. Most of all, I thank God for loving me first so that I can love him back.

Thanksgiving Thanks

I am thankful that my brother is my best friend. I am also thankful for all of my fellow servicemen who have given up this Thanksgiving with their family in order to serve our country in a foreign land. JD