2011-01-25T11:48:06-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/thankfulness http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=78&topic_name=Gratitude 2011-01-25T11:48:06-05:00 Thanksgiving. The word brings up images of family gathered around a table, ready to dig into turkey and pumpkin pie. But the real test of thankfulness comes under much more difficult circumstances. Learn about being grateful no matter what. http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/downloads/index.php?id=9500 2010-08-25T14:20:18-05:00 Nancy interviews Barbara Rainey, author of Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember. Barbara shares about her life and about the importance of cultivating an atmosphere of thankfulness. http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/downloads/index.php?id=9519 2010-08-25T14:14:30-05:00 Developing the habit of thankfulness may require some practice! Here are some practical suggestions for devoting one week to practicing thankfulness. http://rbc.org/bible-study/strength-for-the-journey/2009/11/25/daily-message.aspx 2009-11-25T15:36:04-05:00 We don't always feel like giving thanks--sometimes our life circumstances feel completely devoid of anything to be thankful for. Here's how to be thankful anyway, in spite of whatever obstacles life has thrown in your way. http://rbc.org/radio-tv/words-to-live-by/2005/11/27/program.aspx 2009-11-25T15:31:24-05:00 Four women, four unique stories of how each found value and direction for their lives through the Bible and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. http://rbc.org/devotionals/our-daily-bread/2007/06/08/devotion.aspx 2009-11-25T15:30:30-05:00 We have so much to be thankful for every day. God continually provides for all our needs. So let’s make Thanksgiving a year-long celebration. http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/25/give-thanks-thanksgiving-essays-from-the-gospel-com-community/ 2009-11-25T15:20:11-05:00 Take a few minutes today to check out these Thanksgiving articles, especially if you’re not feeling particularly in a “thanksgiving mood.” Giving thanks is an important and deeply rewarding element of the Christian faith, and now’s the perfect time to learn more about cultivating a thankful heart. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%202:6-7&version=NIV 2009-10-08T13:54:38-05:00 Is your life "overflowing with thankfulness"? That's the state that Scripture encourages us to pursue--a life completely defined and rooted by our gratitude to God. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%201:3-6&version=NIV 2009-10-02T11:56:47-05:00 The writer thanks God regularly for the faithful fellow believers that God has placed in his life to encourage him. Our lives as Christians are not meant to be solitary; God wants us to work closely with other believers in His service. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%203:15&version=NIV 2009-10-01T22:45:38-05:00 Be thankful--a simple but compelling exhortation to all of God's children. Do you live a life defined by thankfulness?