The Big Peoples’ Table

2017-07-14T09:33:16-04:00October 19th, 2016|Sermons|

 Thanksgiving Sunday Exodus 20:17 Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays! Less commercial, somewhat less hectic and much more focused on gratitude than on greed, Thanksgiving really is a holiday to be thankful for. Some of my fondest memories are of Thanksgivings in my native New England where the sometimes fresh-fallen snow provides a vivid reminder of the difficult circumstances under which the Pilgrims experienced the first Thanksgiving. And still today, Thanksgiving dinner in the homes of many Pilgrim descendants begins with empty plates holding just five kernels of corn. During the harsh winter of 1620-21, the food supply [READ MORE]