Stream-of-Consciousness Thanksgiving
Here are a number of items I don't deserve listed in the order that they occurred to me:
- That my penultimate destination, Kenya, has good coffee.
- That my ultimate destination has Jesus.
- That all I needed to qualify for the gospel call is to be a sinner.
- That my wife loves me.
- That I'm home for the holidays.
- That I'll have the chance to get to spend some time with old friends in the new year (DV).
- That I won't be hounded by my old ways in the new earth.
- That the gospel has saved/is saving me from the futility of multifarious idolatries.
- That four churches have decided this year to partner with us for the progress of the gospel in East Africa.
- That my work on the foreign field will benefit from the influence of experienced missionaries and national pastors.
- That Josiah finally ate all of his turkey.
- That my boys still seem to like having me around.
- That Jenny and I love our in-laws respectively.
- That our in-laws love us each respectively.
- That my dad and I share appreciation for a good cup of coffee.
- That my brother works for Starbucks.
- That so many people have been willing to give themselves to forming my mind in accordance with the lordship of Christ.
- That I can enjoy time with family without all the drama that family gatherings often entail.
- That grace in Christ frees us from the penalty of sin.
- That grace in Christ secures the smile of God.
- That grace in Christ cracks the skull of our old master, sin.
- That grace in Christ affords an eternity of wonder and joy in God's presence.
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