Lee Edwards is the distinguished fellow in conservative thought at The Heritage Foundation's B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics. A leading historian of American conservatism, Edwards ...

For the wonders that astound us, For the truths that still confound us, Most of all, that love has found us, Thanks be to God. —“For the Fruits of His Creation,” Traditional Welsh Melody When we give ...

I think every day is time to reflect on all the good that God has done and is doing. Psalm 136 says, “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever” (vs. 1). In this psalm ...

Now to Him, who by the action of his power that is at work within us is able to carry out His purpose and do superabundantly far over and above all that you dare ask or think infinitely beyond our ...

Thanksgiving Day is overlooked by many — you know, preparing for the commercialism of Christmas just takes so much time. We have to get started as soon as Halloween is past — or before. Celebrating ...

Greetings to everyone in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to all who are so grateful to God for all his mighty works and wonders, along with his never-ending love and compassion for ...

Our ancestors celebrated Thanksgiving Day. It’s a tradition for all of our families to get together with their loved ones and give thanks to God for His abundance. How great is our God? His mercy ...

In 1621, Richard Warren, almost certainly a refugee from debtors’ prison, scuffled for his survival on the eastern edge of the North Atlantic with the Pilgrims at Plymouth. His wife and their five ...

Author’s Note: Interested readers can find all previous volumes of this series here. News Flash: The first 56 volumes are compiled into a book titled “Bible Study For Those Who Don’t Read The Bible.” ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

“More than three centuries ago, the pilgrims, after a year of hardship and peril, humbly and reverently set aside a special day upon which to give thanks to God for their preservation and for the good ...

Find today’s readings here. I am writing this reflection from the airport, as I’m traveling to be with family for the Thanksgiving holiday. Despite all the usual angst in pre-holiday reporting about ...