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Phil Thompson was recently named the new director of Men and Women of Action (MWOA), an independent benevolent organization with roots in the Church of God. Thompson replaces long-time director Hugh Carver, who announced his retirement from the organization earlier this year.

It’s almost like the makers of The Reliant want to be controversial.

Thanksgiving is not a spiritual exercise. It’s not just a commandment to be obeyed or a duty and obligation. It is not a worldly holiday tradition or religious activity, but it is the outflow of a heart that is filled with God’s goodness and has learned to see God in every circumstance of life.