The Source of our Gratitude

by First Things

The fount from which our gratitude springs lies deeper than material provisions, as Father Hans Boersma beautifully explains. Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2022 0

Suffering and Sanctification

by Mark Bauerlein

Harold Senkbeil joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley. 
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16 Sep 2021 0

Thank you for supporting First Things

by Mark Bauerlein

Happy New Year!I am writing to thank you, our readers, for your generous contributions during the First Things campaign last month. Because of you, we were able to raise over $517,000! Your support makes it possible for First Things to continue to be a place where faith has a voice—a strong, . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Jan 2016 0

Grateful

by Frank Turk

Thanksgiving Day, presently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863. It did not become a federal holiday until 1941. Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God, but is now primarily identified as a . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Nov 2009 0