Tag: thanksgiving
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Communism, Capitalism and the Third Thanksgiving
NPR: Communism, Capitalism and the Third Thanksgiving Paul Solman: It being Thanksgiving, we give today's post to Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony, built by pious Protestant purists backed by profit-seeking investors. Bradford tells the story of the tough Massachusetts winter of 1623 and how the colony barely survived, unable to raise enough food…
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Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Proclamation Declaring Thanksgiving a National Holiday
October 3, 1863 By the President of the United States A Proclamation 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 the source from which they come, others have been…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. The Kruse Kronicle is taking a break until Monday, December 1. By then, I should fully recover from twice eating something similar to that above. 🙂
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Happy Thanksgiving
Family is coming to our house for Thanksgiving, and I don't expect to be at the computer much. But just in case you were wondering what I might be up to tomorrow night: My 6-4 Chiefs will take on the division arch-rival Broncos, 7-3, at Arrowhead. A Chiefs win will put them in a tie…
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Thanksgiving for Faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see.All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! If you have been around church most of your life, you are likely familiar with the hymn “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” I always liked the hymn, but it took…