COLUMN: Don’t forget about Thanksgiving By Rev. Mike Ruffin Nov 21, 2021 Nov 21, 2021 0 Mike Ruffin Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Rev. Mike Ruffin “Let us come before him with thanksgiving.” (Psalm 95:2)kAm$2E2? 92D 2 DEC@?89@=5 @? %92?<D8:G:?8] w2G6 J@F ?@E:465nk^AmkAmx? @FC ?6:893@C9@@5[ A6@A=6 DE2CE65 564@C2E:?8 7@C r9C:DE>2D 2D D@@? 2D E96J E@@< E96:C w2==@H66? 564@C2E:@?D 5@H?] p 76H 9@>6D 6G6? 925 E96:C HC62E9D FA 367@C6 ~4E@36C b`DE] x 92G6 E@ 25>:E E96 564@C2E:@?D 2C6 362FE:7F=] %96 4@=@CD E96>D6=G6D 3C:?8 ;@J 2?5 6I4:E6>6?E ;FDE D66:?8 E96>]k^AmkAm#6E2:= >6C492?ED C2C6=J 6G6? 24<?@H=6586 %92?<D8:G:?8 =:<6 E96J 5:5 H96? x H2D 2 49:=5] %96J D<:A C:89E 3J %92?<D8:G:?8 2?5 8@ DEC2:89E 7C@> w2==@H66? E@ r9C:DE>2D] x? 724E[ >@DE @7 E96> 5@?’E 6G6? 4=@D6 @? %92?<D8:G:?8 %9FCD52J] %9:D 56?:6D E96:C @H? 6>A=@J66D E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ A2FD6 2?5 C67=64E @? 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