Hello all! I am not exactly doing a book review today, more of a book recommendation. :-) Since today is Christmas, I wanted to make you aware of a really good book to read that reminds us what Christmas is all about! (well, obviously the Bible would also be a good book to read :-) ) I read this myself a couple of years ago, and as a family we have gone through it for family devotions, I think it was last year. I'm having trouble remembering now. :-) I didn't re-read it this year, which is why I'm not going into much depth. But I still wanted to have at least one book mentioned for the month of December! :-)
Title: "God in the Manger: The Miraculous Birth of Christ"
Author: John MacArthur
Publisher: by W Publishing Group in 2001
Background Information: First of all, I feel a little strange commenting much on this, since it seems like everyone knows who John MacArthur is! :-) Quoting from the back of the book: "He is the Pastor-Teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, and President of the Master's College and Seminary. The author of numerous best-selling books, his popular expository style of teaching can be heard daily on his internationally syndicated radio broadcast, Grace to You. He edited the MacArthur Study Bible, which won the Gold Medallion Award and has sold more than 312,000 copies."
On a more personal note, of most of the solid radio preachers out there, I am most familiar with John MacArthur's teaching. Dad has been getting his tapes and cds for years. I have lots of memories on going on vacations and listening to John MacArthur. :-) (not that I've always appreciated that when I was young, but I enjoy him much more now than I did when I was twelve! :)) I've also have read the most by him than any other pastoral author. So, he is kind of a favorite of mine. :-) One of these days I hope to do some more reviews of John MacArthur's books, but today it is this one. :-) So, if you've never read or listed to John MacArthur, I highly recommend him! You can learn more at: http://www.gty.org/
God in the Manger: The Miraculous Birth of Christ...(emphasis my own)
The book has 11 chapters and a total of 155 pages, which does not include the study guide in the back. The book delves into some of these topics: the virgin birth, Jesus' family Tree, a humble birth in Bethlehem, the testimony of the Shepherds, Simeon's eyes of faith, and the superiority of Jesus Christ, and more.
MacArthur has about three pages in the introduction, and I decided to include part of it for you:
"Most people celebrate Christmas; but so few men and women understand what and whom it really commemorates. They probably have heard that it marks the birth of a great teacher from centuries ago; that they should emulate Him by promoting peace, good will, and charity during the Christmas season; and that they should strive to make the holiday less materialistic and more family oriented. But so many people, even Christians never pause to fully consider the One who is at the center of the holiday. And so few ever truly grasp the historical and theological significance of what occurred that first Christmas.
Christmas commemorates a divine event and a divine person--the miraculous birth of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Unlike most of our holidays, Christmas is not a celebration of an event strictly from human history that commemorates a human achievement or recognizes a national milestone. An authentic celebration of Christmas honors the most wonderful of divine accomplishments. It recognizes that the eternal, sovereign God came to earth as a human being to live a righteous life among His people and then to die as a perfect sacrifice to deliver from the wrath of God all who repent and believe." (p. vii-viii)
Moving on, I am going to mention a few things that I find interesting or think you might interesting from the book. Again, I'm not going into a lot of depth here and I won't really be doing the book the justice it deserves, hopefully it will still be helpful and informative though!
Chapter two is about Jesus' family tree, MacArthur does a great job explaining genealogies and the differences between Luke's genealogy and Matthew's. He explains how Luke's account starts from the present to the past and Matthew's goes from the past to the present. MacArthur thinks that Luke's account is more dramatic and Matthew's is more predictable. He says about Luke's:
"By starting at the present and working back to the past, the beloved physician turned historian and theologian offers us a sense of wonder and excitement as we try to anticipate how far back his genealogy of Jesus will take us." (p. 19) On Matthew's genealogy he writes:
"Matthew's goal in his list was to satisfy the Jew's concern about Messiah's legality. Judaism began with Abraham, the father of the nation of Israel. Therefore, it was only necessary to prove Messiah's credentials to the Jews by tracing His line from Abraham, through David, right down to Jesus." (p. 19) MacArthur also explains some of the differences between the two lists, he writes:
"In Matthew, the genealogy is paternal, going through Jesus' earthly father, Joseph; and Joseph's father, Jacob; back to David. In Luke, the genealogy is maternal, going through Jesus' mother, Mary; and Mary's father, Heli; back to David." (p 20) MacArthur writes several more interesting things, and concludes the chapter by saying:
"The family tree of Jesus Christ consists of far more than two lists of ancient Hebrew names. It is also much more than boring paternal and maternal lists of Jesus' earthly ancestors. It is a wonderful testimony to God's grace and to His Son's earthly ministry. Jesus was born the friend of sinners, as He stated in his admonishment to the Jewish leaders: " 'I have not come call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance' " (Luke 5:32). The Messiah presented in the genealogies is truly the Lord of grace." (p. 24)
In chapter eight, MacArthur titles the chapter: "The News Travels Fast" He goes into some length about the wise men/Magi in some depth and explains some of the various myths about them. MacArthur writes:
"However, the only credible facts we know about those men are the few details Matthew provided. He did not choose to tell us their precise number, names, means of transportation, or the specific areas they were from. Matthew's original audience would have known the wise men were from the East, because people generally knew such Magi made up the priestly-political class of the Parthians--who resided east of Palestine." (p. 101)
MacArthur writes much more in the chapter, about Herod's response, more about the Star, etc. He concludes the chapter by saying:
"The Magi believed in God's Son, the King of kings, when they heard about Him. Such people today might have little divine light initially, but because they realize it is His light, they respond to the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 3:6), repent, believe, obey, worship, and live." (p. 108)
Finally, in chapter 11, titled "The Superiority of Jesus Christ" MacArthur goes into some depth about Hebrews 1. He concludes the chapter, and the book by writing:
"I believe an analysis of Hebrews 1:1-14 is a fitting capstone to a book on the birth of Christ. It ensures that when you consider the baby in the Bethlehem shelter, you don't merely see an adorable child who grew up to be a good teacher an compassionate healer. The passage points you beyond that and to an accurate understanding of the person and work of Christ. The writer, through careful, Spirit-inspired argumentation, declares irrefutably that the Child born to Mary was indeed God in the manger. He truly was the Son of God, miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit yet born naturally to a woman in Israel. And without doubt He was the Lord and Savior who lived a perfect life and died as a perfect sacrifice so that all who believe in Him might have eternal life." (p. 155)
If you haven't read the book, make it a 2009 goal to do so, if you know of someone who would benefit from it, consider buying it for them, and if you have read it, I'd love to hear some of YOUR favorite parts of the book!
Have a wonderful Christmas!
~Amanda~
Thursday, December 25, 2008
2008 Family Newsletter
Merry Christmas to all my readers, friends and family! I'm putting our family newsletter here for your perusal. :-) I've taken out our last name for sake of privacy. :-)
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year!!
~Amanda~
2008 Family Newsletter
-Amanda & Sarah
Season’s Greetings from our family! It has been quite a year for our family, but we shall strive to keep this under two pages. :-) In May, we took a family vacation/Josh's senior trip to Pennsylvania. We visited Gettysburg, Lancaster, and also Hershey for a brief time (long enough to take a tour and complain about expensive candy :-) ). Gettysburg was historically enlightening (in a good way), and we had a personalized tour of the Amish area in Lancaster by a Mennonite tour guide who rode with us in the van. It was a bit strange at first, but we learned many more interesting tidbits that way. The highlight of the trip, however, was seeing a production of “Daniel and the Lions’ Den” in the Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster. We all had a good time together, but it was our first time leaving our dog Penny for a week, and the kennel had to keep calling us because she wouldn't eat! However, she was ecstatic to be home with us afterwards and ate her fill then. :-)
Also, Amanda and Josh attended a New Attitude conference in May with some youth from church. They enjoyed hearing from speakers such as Josh Harris, John Piper, Al Mohler, and C.J. Mahaney. Josh even got John Piper's autograph (Amanda, on the other hand, had no desire to stand in long lines :-))! In August, Amanda and Sarah also had a great time visiting their friend Susannah in North Carolina for about two weeks. While down there, all three of them went to the State Museum and saw an exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which was very well done. This friend, whom some of you know, just had her first baby (a girl named Katherine) on December 10th. Hopefully some (or all) of us can see this new addition sometime in 2009 (once her high-pitched scream thing dies down a bit :-)).
Dad & Mom—celebrated 24 years of marriage in September and are hoping to do something special next year (such as a trip somewhere) to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Dad celebrated 26 years at the firehouse in August and anticipates retirement in a few years. He also studied for his last Lieutenant’s exam of his career. His hobbies include chess and tennis, and he is still serving as an Elder at church as well as teaching a Sunday School class on Grudem’s Systematic Theology. Mom enjoys reading and has been involved in the ladies’ ministry at church. She is also happy to retire the 24-year-old artificial Christmas tree, for we now have a new one (it still isn’t her ideal one, but at least it isn’t…old! :-)).
Amanda—turned 23 in September. She had her college graduation ceremony in June and had a pleasant surprise by being one of the marshals and receiving a special award. Her job in Fairfield ended in April, and she is looking for full-time employment in the administrative field. In the meantime, she started a part-time seasonal job at Michael's and is enjoying it—but finding that she has much less free time (thus the later-than-usual newsletter). :-) However, when time permits, she still enjoys reading, selling stuff online, crafts, playing the piano, and her newest hobby—blogging! If you enjoy book reviews, you can find her blog at: http://christian-bibliophile-reviewsandmore.blogspot.com/
Sarah—turned 21 in August. She is a senior at NKU and enjoys upper-division Spanish and Latin American classes. She had a good but intense semester and is looking forward to some time off. She tutored Spanish (and Astronomy for one day. Bad idea. :-)) on campus for the past two semesters but will be ending that to give her more time to look into other forms of employment in the future. She had a wonderful experience studying abroad in Morelia, Mexico in June and will be graduating in May 2009. She loves spending time with pets, promoting correct grammar, playing the piano, and being involved with a campus Bible study.
Josh—will be 19 in January. He graduated from high school in May and also got his driver's license this year. In August, he stopped taking piano lessons so he could have more time to concentrate on school and work (and no, he really doesn’t play on his own :-)). He is a freshman Chemistry major at Raymond Walters College and works part-time at Sam’s Club (electronics department). He also experienced the joy of getting his wisdom teeth out this past week. :-) Josh likes video games, playing with Penny, playing tennis with Dad and Andrew, and explaining weird science stuff to people. :-)
Andrew—will be 17 in March and is in 11th grade. He is busy with school and at times feels like an “only child” when his siblings are off on their various escapades. He is officially now the only homeschooler, non-driver, and non-voter in the family. Of course, all that will change in a little over a year! He enjoys reading, playing tennis, activities at church, getting out of school, video games, biff-bopping Penny (swatting her “gently” with gloved hands. She loves it.), and doing things with Dad and Josh.
The Menagerie
Shortly after Sarah got back from Mexico, it became apparent that Meeko the cat had to be put to sleep because of a tumor around her heart (there was much sniffling by the females that weekend!). Meeko was about 13 years old, and we were glad that Sarah was able to be home. However, our pet dynamics in the family have changed somewhat, and Meeko is still missed—especially by Mom.
Penny continues to be the only dog in the house, and yes, she is quite spoiled (except by Amanda :-)). Her favorite people are Dad and Sarah, and she still enjoys chasing and terrorizing Jonah. Cocoa, our fat cat, has taken over some of Meeko’s old habits—such as sleeping in Penny’s cage. She is very affectionate and loves to try to sneak outside and eat grass (which usually results in disgusting consequences. Enough said. :-)). Jonah, our skinny cat, strangely enough, has been coming downstairs a lot more since Meeko has been gone. His latest hobby is drinking any leftover water from the bathtub, and he still takes demented pleasure in scaring Patches. Patches, our indoor/outdoor cat (depending on her mood and the weather), loves to curl up on Andrew’s bed when it’s cold and has been stealing Mom’s seat on the couch as well. Snorkel, our “stray” cat, is still here and enjoys a good relationship with Penny. She likes to eat and look cute. :-) We get occasional visits from P.C. the cat (short for Peaches and Cream), but those never last long with Penny around! Another year has passed without adding any more pets (P.C. doesn’t really count :-)), and several of us are wishing for a kitten; however, Dad claims that another cat has to die before this happens. But if one shows up at our doorstep… :-)
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year!!
~Amanda~
2008 Family Newsletter
-Amanda & Sarah
Season’s Greetings from our family! It has been quite a year for our family, but we shall strive to keep this under two pages. :-) In May, we took a family vacation/Josh's senior trip to Pennsylvania. We visited Gettysburg, Lancaster, and also Hershey for a brief time (long enough to take a tour and complain about expensive candy :-) ). Gettysburg was historically enlightening (in a good way), and we had a personalized tour of the Amish area in Lancaster by a Mennonite tour guide who rode with us in the van. It was a bit strange at first, but we learned many more interesting tidbits that way. The highlight of the trip, however, was seeing a production of “Daniel and the Lions’ Den” in the Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster. We all had a good time together, but it was our first time leaving our dog Penny for a week, and the kennel had to keep calling us because she wouldn't eat! However, she was ecstatic to be home with us afterwards and ate her fill then. :-)
Also, Amanda and Josh attended a New Attitude conference in May with some youth from church. They enjoyed hearing from speakers such as Josh Harris, John Piper, Al Mohler, and C.J. Mahaney. Josh even got John Piper's autograph (Amanda, on the other hand, had no desire to stand in long lines :-))! In August, Amanda and Sarah also had a great time visiting their friend Susannah in North Carolina for about two weeks. While down there, all three of them went to the State Museum and saw an exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which was very well done. This friend, whom some of you know, just had her first baby (a girl named Katherine) on December 10th. Hopefully some (or all) of us can see this new addition sometime in 2009 (once her high-pitched scream thing dies down a bit :-)).
Dad & Mom—celebrated 24 years of marriage in September and are hoping to do something special next year (such as a trip somewhere) to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Dad celebrated 26 years at the firehouse in August and anticipates retirement in a few years. He also studied for his last Lieutenant’s exam of his career. His hobbies include chess and tennis, and he is still serving as an Elder at church as well as teaching a Sunday School class on Grudem’s Systematic Theology. Mom enjoys reading and has been involved in the ladies’ ministry at church. She is also happy to retire the 24-year-old artificial Christmas tree, for we now have a new one (it still isn’t her ideal one, but at least it isn’t…old! :-)).
Amanda—turned 23 in September. She had her college graduation ceremony in June and had a pleasant surprise by being one of the marshals and receiving a special award. Her job in Fairfield ended in April, and she is looking for full-time employment in the administrative field. In the meantime, she started a part-time seasonal job at Michael's and is enjoying it—but finding that she has much less free time (thus the later-than-usual newsletter). :-) However, when time permits, she still enjoys reading, selling stuff online, crafts, playing the piano, and her newest hobby—blogging! If you enjoy book reviews, you can find her blog at: http://christian-bibliophile-reviewsandmore.blogspot.com/
Sarah—turned 21 in August. She is a senior at NKU and enjoys upper-division Spanish and Latin American classes. She had a good but intense semester and is looking forward to some time off. She tutored Spanish (and Astronomy for one day. Bad idea. :-)) on campus for the past two semesters but will be ending that to give her more time to look into other forms of employment in the future. She had a wonderful experience studying abroad in Morelia, Mexico in June and will be graduating in May 2009. She loves spending time with pets, promoting correct grammar, playing the piano, and being involved with a campus Bible study.
Josh—will be 19 in January. He graduated from high school in May and also got his driver's license this year. In August, he stopped taking piano lessons so he could have more time to concentrate on school and work (and no, he really doesn’t play on his own :-)). He is a freshman Chemistry major at Raymond Walters College and works part-time at Sam’s Club (electronics department). He also experienced the joy of getting his wisdom teeth out this past week. :-) Josh likes video games, playing with Penny, playing tennis with Dad and Andrew, and explaining weird science stuff to people. :-)
Andrew—will be 17 in March and is in 11th grade. He is busy with school and at times feels like an “only child” when his siblings are off on their various escapades. He is officially now the only homeschooler, non-driver, and non-voter in the family. Of course, all that will change in a little over a year! He enjoys reading, playing tennis, activities at church, getting out of school, video games, biff-bopping Penny (swatting her “gently” with gloved hands. She loves it.), and doing things with Dad and Josh.
The Menagerie
Shortly after Sarah got back from Mexico, it became apparent that Meeko the cat had to be put to sleep because of a tumor around her heart (there was much sniffling by the females that weekend!). Meeko was about 13 years old, and we were glad that Sarah was able to be home. However, our pet dynamics in the family have changed somewhat, and Meeko is still missed—especially by Mom.
Penny continues to be the only dog in the house, and yes, she is quite spoiled (except by Amanda :-)). Her favorite people are Dad and Sarah, and she still enjoys chasing and terrorizing Jonah. Cocoa, our fat cat, has taken over some of Meeko’s old habits—such as sleeping in Penny’s cage. She is very affectionate and loves to try to sneak outside and eat grass (which usually results in disgusting consequences. Enough said. :-)). Jonah, our skinny cat, strangely enough, has been coming downstairs a lot more since Meeko has been gone. His latest hobby is drinking any leftover water from the bathtub, and he still takes demented pleasure in scaring Patches. Patches, our indoor/outdoor cat (depending on her mood and the weather), loves to curl up on Andrew’s bed when it’s cold and has been stealing Mom’s seat on the couch as well. Snorkel, our “stray” cat, is still here and enjoys a good relationship with Penny. She likes to eat and look cute. :-) We get occasional visits from P.C. the cat (short for Peaches and Cream), but those never last long with Penny around! Another year has passed without adding any more pets (P.C. doesn’t really count :-)), and several of us are wishing for a kitten; however, Dad claims that another cat has to die before this happens. But if one shows up at our doorstep… :-)
Monday, December 15, 2008
Giving you an update on me :-)
Hello all! Sorry it has been so long since I've posted, but I've been really, really busy! :-) So, I thought I'd take a couple of minutes and let you know what I've been up to.
First, work is going well. They originally told me I would work 15-20 hours a week, and that was true for the first 2-3 weeks, however, for the last two weeks and I'm guessing onward, I've been working over 30 hours a week. So, I'm really tired and I don't exactly have the mental brain power to sit down and write book reviews at the moment! :-) In between working, I have been having several interviews, but nothing has come of those.
On another note on work, they finally put me on the cash register...on Black Friday! I wanted to die! :-) I was "being trained" for a couple of hours, and then they put me on a register on my own. I did survive the day, but not without several stressful moments...which we won't delve into. :-) (I also had to go into work at 6:00 a.m.) I have since continued working on the register, not every day, but pretty regularly. It's my least favorite thing to do. Working with checks and returns are stressful. Anyway, but good experience! :-)
That same Friday, we had "our" Thanksgiving. We had a couple of people over, whose wives/mom were not able to cook for them, so they came over for dinner to our house. So, after coming home, I had less than an hour to rest, and then we spent a fun evening with games, food, etc. Oh, we also got to webcam my best friend and her mom and talk for awhile. (this best friend, her dad and brother were two of the people we had over)
Anyway, Thanksgiving was a very busy weekend! We went to my Dad's older sisters (and saw most of my Dads side of the family) house on Thanksgiving Day. That Saturday I also worked, and on Sunday after church, we went with some friends to see a movie, that was a lot of fun! :-)
Also, this best friend who we webcammed, had her baby girl on December 10! I am very excited about this and I can't wait to see pictures! Hopefully in the near future we will be able to see the baby, but I have no idea when. So, I am excited about being a "pseudo Aunt" :-)
Let's see, what else, oh, I am so behind in Christmas preparations it is not even funny! This weekend I worked on Christmas cards with my sister, but I still need to start our family newsletter. Which I also hope to post on here. :-) So, I hope to get the cards out this week...maybe... :-) My sister and I usually decorate our room for Christmas, but we are both so busy, we have decided it's not going to happen this year. :-) There is still lots to do with presents, cookies, crafts, etc. But I won't bore you with those details. :-)
In the blog world:
Well, you can obviously tell I haven't been blogging, I am trying to keep up with putting new Scriptures and quotes up. I just added some Christmas music today, I wanted to do more, but I think I will just stick with the Nutcracker, which I love. :-) (I got the cd of the music last year for Christmas, I was very excited about that) I'm also trying to change my background every week for the next month or so, lots of fun Christmas/winter backgrounds out there! :-)
Polls, I want to do some soon, once I sit down and think of a few to do! Any suggestions?
As for the book reviews, maybe I will get one or two done before the end of the year, but we will see. First I need to focus on our newsletter. :-) I haven't been reading a whole lot these days, but I still have several books that I read a month or two ago that I want to review on here. :-)
I think that is the majority of the stuff that has been going on. I'm also pretty busy with lots of church activities this month.
Well, I need to get back to my list of things to do, so until I get to the polls, do you have any fun Christmas traditions or memories that you'd like to share? If I think of any, I will try to post some later on.
Hope you have a great week!
First, work is going well. They originally told me I would work 15-20 hours a week, and that was true for the first 2-3 weeks, however, for the last two weeks and I'm guessing onward, I've been working over 30 hours a week. So, I'm really tired and I don't exactly have the mental brain power to sit down and write book reviews at the moment! :-) In between working, I have been having several interviews, but nothing has come of those.
On another note on work, they finally put me on the cash register...on Black Friday! I wanted to die! :-) I was "being trained" for a couple of hours, and then they put me on a register on my own. I did survive the day, but not without several stressful moments...which we won't delve into. :-) (I also had to go into work at 6:00 a.m.) I have since continued working on the register, not every day, but pretty regularly. It's my least favorite thing to do. Working with checks and returns are stressful. Anyway, but good experience! :-)
That same Friday, we had "our" Thanksgiving. We had a couple of people over, whose wives/mom were not able to cook for them, so they came over for dinner to our house. So, after coming home, I had less than an hour to rest, and then we spent a fun evening with games, food, etc. Oh, we also got to webcam my best friend and her mom and talk for awhile. (this best friend, her dad and brother were two of the people we had over)
Anyway, Thanksgiving was a very busy weekend! We went to my Dad's older sisters (and saw most of my Dads side of the family) house on Thanksgiving Day. That Saturday I also worked, and on Sunday after church, we went with some friends to see a movie, that was a lot of fun! :-)
Also, this best friend who we webcammed, had her baby girl on December 10! I am very excited about this and I can't wait to see pictures! Hopefully in the near future we will be able to see the baby, but I have no idea when. So, I am excited about being a "pseudo Aunt" :-)
Let's see, what else, oh, I am so behind in Christmas preparations it is not even funny! This weekend I worked on Christmas cards with my sister, but I still need to start our family newsletter. Which I also hope to post on here. :-) So, I hope to get the cards out this week...maybe... :-) My sister and I usually decorate our room for Christmas, but we are both so busy, we have decided it's not going to happen this year. :-) There is still lots to do with presents, cookies, crafts, etc. But I won't bore you with those details. :-)
In the blog world:
Well, you can obviously tell I haven't been blogging, I am trying to keep up with putting new Scriptures and quotes up. I just added some Christmas music today, I wanted to do more, but I think I will just stick with the Nutcracker, which I love. :-) (I got the cd of the music last year for Christmas, I was very excited about that) I'm also trying to change my background every week for the next month or so, lots of fun Christmas/winter backgrounds out there! :-)
Polls, I want to do some soon, once I sit down and think of a few to do! Any suggestions?
As for the book reviews, maybe I will get one or two done before the end of the year, but we will see. First I need to focus on our newsletter. :-) I haven't been reading a whole lot these days, but I still have several books that I read a month or two ago that I want to review on here. :-)
I think that is the majority of the stuff that has been going on. I'm also pretty busy with lots of church activities this month.
Well, I need to get back to my list of things to do, so until I get to the polls, do you have any fun Christmas traditions or memories that you'd like to share? If I think of any, I will try to post some later on.
Hope you have a great week!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Poll Results--11/20/08--11/27/08
Hello all! I am finally getting around to posting these! :-) Thanks to those of you who voted, I'm not sure if everyone was busy or if the questions were too hard, but there weren't a whole lot of votes. (2 of these voters were siblings :-)) But that's okay and here are the results with some commentary from me! :-)
This is what I had written down before people voted on the polls:
Hello! In preparation for Thanksgiving, I thought I'd do some Thanksgiving polls. Hope you enjoy them! (oh, and on the ones about "what you're most thankful for," I realize, you would probably like to do "all of them," but I didn't give you that option! :-) )
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Which of these traits of God are you most thankful for this year?
Total of 3 votes
His Provision/Care................1 vote (33%)
His Love.................................. 0 votes (0%)
His Forgiveness/Patience.......1 vote (33%)
His Power..................................0 votes (0%)
His Sovereignty..........................1 vote (33%)
Evenly spread out here! I would probably have voted for His Provision/Care. I'm very thankful for that this year, since I have been job searching for 6 months, and God continues to provide. (through my family, giving me patience, seasonal work, etc.)
Which of these books of the Bible is the word Thanks/Thankful used the most times?
Total of 2 votes
Psalms.....................................2 votes (100%)
Proverbs..................................0 votes (0%)
Isaiah..................................0 votes (0%)
Romans..................................0 votes (0%)
Ephesians..................................0 votes (0%)
Colossians..................................0 votes (0%)
Hee! I think I scared people with this question. :-) I just went through my Strong's concordance and counted, so it's always possible I missed one. But at my count, the correct answer is Psalms! The words Thanks/Thankful were used 32 times.
Which of these books of the Bible is the word Thanks/Thankful used the least amount of times?
Total of 2 votes
Psalms.....................................0 votes (0%)
Proverbs..................................0 votes (0%)
Isaiah........................................1 vote (50%)
Romans..................................0 votes (0%)
Ephesians..................................0 votes (0%)
Colossians................................1 vote (50%)
The answer I was originally looking for here was Ephesians, Thanks/Thankful is used 3 times. However, if you were technical, Isaiah and Proverbs could be the right answer too, Thanks/Thankful are not used in those books. I just threw in those answers to confuse, but the real answer I wanted was Ephesians. :-)
Also, Romans has the words 4 times and Colossians 6 times.
And, just as a warning, it's very possible I missed something, so don't use this information as fact on an essay or something, be sure to check it out for yourself! (or find some computer program that actually counts it... :-) )
What are you most thankful for this year? (of course you’re thankful, for all of them)
Total of 3 votes
Family................................2 votes (66%)
Friends................................0 votes (0%)
Church................................0 votes (0%)
Animals :-).........................1 vote (33%)
Let's see, I probably would have voted for family too! Although, this would've been a really hard one to do! :-)
During Thanksgiving, do you go around the table and say what you’re most thankful for?
Total of 3 votes
Yes................................0 votes (0%)
No................................0 votes (0%)
Sometimes......................3 votes (100%)
Yep, my answer would be "sometimes" also! We don't do it very often, but we have in the past! :-)
What Thanksgiving side dish should always be on the table during Thanksgiving?
Total of 3 votes
Mashed potatoes................................2 votes (66%)
Sweet potatoes................................0 votes (0%)
Cranberry dish................................1 vote (33%)
Stuffing................................0 votes (0%)
Corn................................0 votes (0%)
Rolls (or sweet bread)................................0 votes (0%)
Green bean casserole................................0 votes (0%)
Something else (please tell me what, if you choose this!)............0 votes (0%)
Interesting! Mashed potatoes has the most votes, only by one though. :-) I would've voted for rolls or sweet bread, I love bread kind of stuff, so to me that's the most important. :-) However, all those items seem like they should be around on Thanksgiving. :-)
Thanks for all of the votes! I hope to post an update or a book review soon! Feel free to "comment" on this post and let me know what you would've voted on if you didn't get a chance to vote.
Have a great day!
This is what I had written down before people voted on the polls:
Hello! In preparation for Thanksgiving, I thought I'd do some Thanksgiving polls. Hope you enjoy them! (oh, and on the ones about "what you're most thankful for," I realize, you would probably like to do "all of them," but I didn't give you that option! :-) )
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Which of these traits of God are you most thankful for this year?
Total of 3 votes
His Provision/Care................1 vote (33%)
His Love.................................. 0 votes (0%)
His Forgiveness/Patience.......1 vote (33%)
His Power..................................0 votes (0%)
His Sovereignty..........................1 vote (33%)
Evenly spread out here! I would probably have voted for His Provision/Care. I'm very thankful for that this year, since I have been job searching for 6 months, and God continues to provide. (through my family, giving me patience, seasonal work, etc.)
Which of these books of the Bible is the word Thanks/Thankful used the most times?
Total of 2 votes
Psalms.....................................2 votes (100%)
Proverbs..................................0 votes (0%)
Isaiah..................................0 votes (0%)
Romans..................................0 votes (0%)
Ephesians..................................0 votes (0%)
Colossians..................................0 votes (0%)
Hee! I think I scared people with this question. :-) I just went through my Strong's concordance and counted, so it's always possible I missed one. But at my count, the correct answer is Psalms! The words Thanks/Thankful were used 32 times.
Which of these books of the Bible is the word Thanks/Thankful used the least amount of times?
Total of 2 votes
Psalms.....................................0 votes (0%)
Proverbs..................................0 votes (0%)
Isaiah........................................1 vote (50%)
Romans..................................0 votes (0%)
Ephesians..................................0 votes (0%)
Colossians................................1 vote (50%)
The answer I was originally looking for here was Ephesians, Thanks/Thankful is used 3 times. However, if you were technical, Isaiah and Proverbs could be the right answer too, Thanks/Thankful are not used in those books. I just threw in those answers to confuse, but the real answer I wanted was Ephesians. :-)
Also, Romans has the words 4 times and Colossians 6 times.
And, just as a warning, it's very possible I missed something, so don't use this information as fact on an essay or something, be sure to check it out for yourself! (or find some computer program that actually counts it... :-) )
What are you most thankful for this year? (of course you’re thankful, for all of them)
Total of 3 votes
Family................................2 votes (66%)
Friends................................0 votes (0%)
Church................................0 votes (0%)
Animals :-).........................1 vote (33%)
Let's see, I probably would have voted for family too! Although, this would've been a really hard one to do! :-)
During Thanksgiving, do you go around the table and say what you’re most thankful for?
Total of 3 votes
Yes................................0 votes (0%)
No................................0 votes (0%)
Sometimes......................3 votes (100%)
Yep, my answer would be "sometimes" also! We don't do it very often, but we have in the past! :-)
What Thanksgiving side dish should always be on the table during Thanksgiving?
Total of 3 votes
Mashed potatoes................................2 votes (66%)
Sweet potatoes................................0 votes (0%)
Cranberry dish................................1 vote (33%)
Stuffing................................0 votes (0%)
Corn................................0 votes (0%)
Rolls (or sweet bread)................................0 votes (0%)
Green bean casserole................................0 votes (0%)
Something else (please tell me what, if you choose this!)............0 votes (0%)
Interesting! Mashed potatoes has the most votes, only by one though. :-) I would've voted for rolls or sweet bread, I love bread kind of stuff, so to me that's the most important. :-) However, all those items seem like they should be around on Thanksgiving. :-)
Thanks for all of the votes! I hope to post an update or a book review soon! Feel free to "comment" on this post and let me know what you would've voted on if you didn't get a chance to vote.
Have a great day!
Quotes of the Week for November
Hello! Here are the quotes for the month of November. During November I added cat quotes because everyone seems to like the book quotes so much, I thought I'd try something new. This month I will probably do Christmas quotes. Have a great day!
Week 1
Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life."
~Helen Exley
Week 2
TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six. Open your child's imagination. Open a book.
~Author Unknown
A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It's a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the room than even one cat; they make nests in the notes and bite the end of the pen and walk on the typewriter keys.
~Barbara Holland
Week 3
A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.
~William Styron, interview, Writers at Work, 1958
If cats could talk, they wouldn't.
~Nan Porter
Week 4
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house. ~Henry Ward Beecher
After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference.
~Charlotte Gray
Week 1
Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life."
~Helen Exley
Week 2
TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six. Open your child's imagination. Open a book.
~Author Unknown
A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It's a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the room than even one cat; they make nests in the notes and bite the end of the pen and walk on the typewriter keys.
~Barbara Holland
Week 3
A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.
~William Styron, interview, Writers at Work, 1958
If cats could talk, they wouldn't.
~Nan Porter
Week 4
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house. ~Henry Ward Beecher
After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference.
~Charlotte Gray
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