Thanksgiving origins and Black Friday critique
A reflective piece traces Thanksgiving from Plymouth in 1621 through various national proclamations to 1865 and Lincoln. It laments the expansion of Black Friday shopping, comparing it to late Christmas sales and proposing playful name swaps like Good Friday and Black Friday.
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United States
Plymouth Colony
Continental Congress
George Washington
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Toyota
What is religious freedom really to individuals
The author questions if religious freedom is primarily about individual conscience rather than institutional power. They argue personal faith should be protected from coercive church authority, warning that privileging religious institutions over individual liberty risks tyranny. A call to consider personal freedom over institutional dominance.
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Sjolanderroadfellowship. Com
Little Biddy Bits Inspires Quiet Plane Confession
In a personal note from Pastor Danny R. Biddy of the Church on Old River, a summer trip to Idaho included a humorous plane moment when an earring pinned to a shirt caused curious looks, prompting reflection on attention and faith. He cites Psalm 139 23 24 and invites self examination.
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Dana
Idaho
Danny R. Biddy
Old River
Oldriverbaptist.com
Alliance Bible Church Thanksgiving and December sermon series
Alliance Bible Church invites worship in the Fellowship Hall from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday service at 10 30 a.m. Pastor Dave Young leads a Thanksgiving service and continues a December series Rooted and Built Up from Colossians. Worship led by J V Andres. Website and contact details provided. St Mark's Baytown offers three Sunday services 8 30 a.m. Holy Communion weekly 10 45 a.m. Traditional and Refuge contemporary services in the new worship center. For details visit stmarksbaytown.com.
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Alliance Bible Church
Dave Young
Dave
J. V. Andres
Abcbaytown.org
St. Mark’s
St. Mark’s New Worship Center
Stmarksbaytown.com
Church
Faith Presbyterian to Celebrate Christmas Cantata and Party
Faith Presbyterian at 3900 N Main invites the community to begin celebrating Christmas with the cantata He is Born during 10 30 worship on Nov 30 Dec 7 and 14 The Dec 7 service will be followed by a Christmas Party with Mr and Mrs Santa Claus An informal Family Style gathering is planned on Wednesday nights in December.
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Faith Presbyterian
N. Main
Jesus
Santa Claus
Christmas at Northside Church of Highlands Event
Northside Baptist Church Highlands presents Christmas at Northside on December 7 at 6 p.m. Special music by Gene Littlejohn Karen Bascom Nita Ford David Gilmore Patricia Breckinton and others. A time of fellowship and refreshments follows. Pastor David R Brumbelow invites all to attend at 317 Barbers Hill Road Highlands to honor Jesus Christ.
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Northside Baptist Church of Highlands
Northside
Gene Littlejohn
Karen Bascom
Nita Ford
David Gilmore
Patricia Breckinton
David R. Brumbelow
Jesus Christ
Barbers Hill Road
Highlands
Ten Steps Toward Prayer and A Praying Church
A devotional outlining ten steps to a more effectual daily prayer life. It stresses worship, holiness, petition, thanksgiving, obedience, and meditation on God’s Word as paths to becoming an active praying church.
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God
Jesus
Father
Heaven
Earth
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