Tag: Abraham Lincoln
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Praying for America: 40 Inspiring Stories and Prayers for Our Nation
I received a review copy of this book; all opinions expressed are mine. When I first heard about the new book Praying for America by Dr. Robert Jeffress, I thought the timing of its publication couldn’t have been better. With all that we have going on in our country, our nation so desperately needs prayer!…
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Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I thought I’d share a little about some of the history of the holiday! On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving set the precedent for our country’s national day of Thanksgiving. It proclaims the last Thursday of November “as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise.” Prior to…
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