This description of the life of the Pilgrims following the landing of the Mayflower was written in a letter by Pilgrim Colony Governor Edward Winslow (1595-1655, pictured above) after a year in the new land. During the first winter in New England, Winslow’s wife died, as did almost half of the original settlers. Two months […]
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President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamations 150 years ago: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America: The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget
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Things turn out best for the people who make the best of how things turn out. –Art Linkletter ———————————- It was early morning in the big airport. The weather was very bad. Passengers were waiting to find out whether their flights would be delayed, or even cancelled. Ahead of me in the line
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From Telling Yourself the Truth, by William Backus and Marie Chapian, 1980, pages 31-33 Are you comparing yourself and your life with someone else who seems better in some way, or are you looking at yourself in the light of God’s Word? D. L. Moody once said that the best way to show that
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Here is one more page from the book Sometimes Miracles Hide by Bruce Carroll (see meditations #39-41), another letter that Carroll received, this one with a different perspective on the song. Dear Bruce, I am writing this letter to express my grateful appreciation and to affirm how God has used your music in
