51. Online friends who have been an encouragement and blessing to me. Too many to name, but I love you all.
52. Webster Hunt, my sometimes-co-blogger and Twitter pal. You’re a good man, Web.
53. The brothers of TeamPyro, who provide wise, challenging, and often quite funny content.
54. My flesh-and-blood pastors, who are all men of deep faith and strong integrity and have provided a great pattern for their hearers to follow. I’m glad to serve under you.
55. Athanasius, Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, Martin Lloyd-Jones, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and so many other faithful men. Holy warriors on the battlefield of ideas.
56. Matt Chandler, John Piper, David Platt, Al Mohler. Faithful men of our generation who will be remembered by future believers, just as we look back with gratitude to the faithful teachers of past generations.
57. Jared Wilson–a faithful minister, loving husband, and powerful writer. I want to do what you do, brother.
58. James Hammonds, my best man and one of my best friends. Probably the most loyal guy i know.
59. Trevor Taylor, my old roommate, longtime friend, and the most sincere person i know.
60. It’s Thursday, and while I didn’t want to come to work today, i am thankful for the people i work with. A great bunch of folks.
61. I got paid today. God provides the ability and opportunity to earn a living. This is good.
62. I’m looking forward to spending time with my in-laws in a few days. They’re really cool people and i’m looking forward to getting to know them.
63. I’m also looking to extended time with my amazing wife. Man oh man, i am blessed to be her husband.
64. I have generous friends. I put out a call last week, asking for someone to give me a cassette adapter for my van, so i coukd listen to podcasts. My buddy Edhiel came through with a still-new name-brand device. Huge blessing.
65. I’m learning to just ask for things. There’s something kind of radical and fun about just asking.
66. We love Jesus because He first loved us.
67. In a world full of injustice, I have full confidence that all will be made right when Jesus returns.
68. I’ve lost 60 pounds in the last 5 months.
69. I have hope that i will keep losing and finally keep it off.
70. My wife intentionally affirms and admires how i look, and helps me feel strong and handsome.
71. I get to teach Sunday School regularly. That’s still really cool.
72. As much as late buses frustrate me, I’m thankful that i don’t have to drive for 2 hours each morning and evening to commute. It’s nice to sit back and let someone else drive.
73. I haven’t lost my hair. It’s definitely thinning, but it’s staying in, for the most part.
74. I have good health insurance, available for free from my employer. That junk’s expensive.
75. My van. She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid.
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#ThankfulThursday (Part 2)
26. The smell of cold.
27. Winter coat weather.
28. The amazing meals my wife makes. (This week featuring 10-bean soup with honeybaked ham in it, and some incredible skillet-seared porkchops.)
29. The Texans are less terrible than last year.
30. My upcoming road trip with my lovely wife. Looking forward to some great time together.
31. Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, which is helping us get out of debt.
32. Good coffee, in my favorite Christmas mug.
33. Sleep. It’s a gift and a reminder that we are not all-powerful and that’s a good thing.
34. When we are falsely accused and attacked, we have a Defender who is a Just Judge. Amen.
35. Reading the Scriptures with my wife after a meal. Always a great encouragement.
36. Listening to my wife pray over me.
37. The bus is warm this morning.
38. I have good cold-weather gear. Warm gloves and hat, two coats.
39. Snuggling up on the couch with my true love on a cold night, bowl of popcorn nearby, watching a movie.
40. Feeling hopeful about the future.
41. I heard from a few people this week how they are benefiting from the current series of Sunday School lessons. I’m very glad God is using our discussions to challenge and mature people in th wwe group.
42. A friend volunteered to dog-sit while my wife and i are away. What a blessing to have generous friends.
43. Peppermint mocha. (In moderation, of course, and only if it’s in the budget.)
27. Winter coat weather.
28. The amazing meals my wife makes. (This week featuring 10-bean soup with honeybaked ham in it, and some incredible skillet-seared porkchops.)
29. The Texans are less terrible than last year.
30. My upcoming road trip with my lovely wife. Looking forward to some great time together.
31. Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, which is helping us get out of debt.
32. Good coffee, in my favorite Christmas mug.
33. Sleep. It’s a gift and a reminder that we are not all-powerful and that’s a good thing.
34. When we are falsely accused and attacked, we have a Defender who is a Just Judge. Amen.
35. Reading the Scriptures with my wife after a meal. Always a great encouragement.
36. Listening to my wife pray over me.
37. The bus is warm this morning.
38. I have good cold-weather gear. Warm gloves and hat, two coats.
39. Snuggling up on the couch with my true love on a cold night, bowl of popcorn nearby, watching a movie.
40. Feeling hopeful about the future.
41. I heard from a few people this week how they are benefiting from the current series of Sunday School lessons. I’m very glad God is using our discussions to challenge and mature people in th wwe group.
42. A friend volunteered to dog-sit while my wife and i are away. What a blessing to have generous friends.
43. Peppermint mocha. (In moderation, of course, and only if it’s in the budget.)
44. My back aches–because I have bad posture as I sit at my desk, in my climate controlled office. I work in comfort. This is a blessing.
45. All the little frustrations that pop up in my daily life are overwhelmed and melt away in the light of God’s gracious love for me. I have to keep reminding myself of this. God loves me. It’s gonna be okay.
46. The library. Dude, they let you read their books…for free. That’s CRAZY.
47. My wife kindly tells me explicitly what she’d like for Christmas, rather than expecting me to just figure it out. I really appreciate that.
48. My wife loves and appreciates books.
49. Today’s Augustine’s birthday. I’m thankful for Augustine. Consider this my confession.
50. I’m thankful for you, reader. Thanks for sticking around. I hope the blog is useful to you.
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