WHY I AM THANKFUL!
Transcription from ESP Podcast
November 20, 2021
https://esppodcastwithdrjamesdallen.buzzsprout.com/
I hope you will allow me to be a bit whimsical at the beginning of this podcast. It is in my nature.
I am thankful for so many things.
- My pants still fit around my waist…at least the newer ones do.
- I still have my sense of humor…even if others don’t think it is funny.
- I am thankful for a little child who calls the sanctuary the thanksuary.
- I am thankful for the many BGSU students who had an influence on me.
- I am thankful that my bald spot is in the back, and I can believe I have a full head of hair.
- I am glad I have gone out more than my back for a change.
- I am thankful that God has more patience with me than I do with others, and sometimes even with Him.
- I am grateful for a loving family, really grateful!
- I am grateful that I can still see my toes without bending at the waist.
- I am thankful for having been the pastor of many wonderful people and, yes, some stinkers, and you know who you are. 😊
- I am even amused that a very young lady at VA thought I was a WWII veteran.
- I am grateful to be a senior but am in no hurry to graduate.
- I am thankful that my desire to study has continued now that I don’t have to study.
- I am thankful that the deer I hit on Rudolph Road is not the real Rudolph.
- I am most thankful for our Lord and His Church on earth and in heaven and that through the Holy Spirit, we have communion with one another.
Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and it is a special tradition in America, although some would like to rid us of this holiday, well, that is another story. I am reminded of the first pilgrims and their desire for religious freedom. I quote from the History Channel article of October 27, 2009, and posted again for 2021. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
I am grateful for a country founded upon Christian principles. Studying our early history and denying this is like denying that man landed on the moon or believing that the earth is flat. You can deny it, but the facts are against you. Looking at our mottos, our military, our statues, celebrations, days of prayer, etc., reminds us that we have spiritual and specifically Christian roots. We are a nation of religious freedom.
On Thanksgiving Day, I am grateful for the freedom we have in America, but more importantly, for our freedom in Christ. I am proud of that freedom; however, there is a greater freedom. That is a freedom from sin, a freedom to live to your full potential in Christ.
To you and your family, have a blessed Thanksgiving, and remember to thank our Lord.
Until next time, God bless you.
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Dr. James D Allen
Dr. Allen served as a seminary VP, pastor, and as a trustee on a Christian mental health Board. He has earned a BA, MA, MA Biblical Counseling, Doctor of Ministry. Dr Allen has also preached on 5 continents, lived in 3 nations, and so has a diverse Christian experience. He has a distinguished career of being a pastor, consultant, author, and educator. MY FIRST LOVE--Being a Pastor and encouraging others!