Religion

 With holiday supplies already covering the store shelves, Hodgenville individuals, families, churches and groups are working to make Christmas a reality for needy kids around the world by filling shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement. 

Paul urges the Thessalonians to “give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). He was not saying we should give thanks “for” everything, but we were to be thankful in all circumstances. Everything that happens is not good, but we are to look for things for which to be thankful.

George W. Smith

Dwight L. Moody, an American evangelist in the 1800s, said about grace, “it is not a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It is a way to live.” He continued, “The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out.”

“Pleasing God” – talk about eye-catching words.

These words appear in Hebrews 11:5 where the writer refers to Enoch and in verses 4-7, referring to Abel and Noah. These three men may be considered veterans of the faith.