{"id":266,"date":"2013-11-27T11:19:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T16:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godscomic\/?p=266"},"modified":"2013-11-27T11:19:41","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T16:19:41","slug":"thinking-of-thanks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godscomic\/2013\/11\/thinking-of-thanks-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Thinking of Thanks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is Thanksgiving week and I think it is important that we seek to give thanks not just for the obvious but also for the mundane and overlooked in our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Books, for example, are a vanishing item in our Internet new world. Ask a kid under 12 what is the latest book he has read and you\u2019ll get an inquisitive stare and a mumbled \u201cbooks? Oh yeah I read about books on the Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Books are always there to be read and re-read never losing their information and just patiently waiting to share with anyone that is literate. Funny you should mention books as I happen to have two I have written available in my website store.<\/p>\n<p> My first is called \u201cBeing a Christian Without Being an Idiot\u201d; kind of an autobiography. The second is called \u201cHow to think right\u201d which was named originally in hardback \u201cLive from Middle America..Rants from a Red State Comedian\u201d, available at bradstine.com<\/p>\n<p>But enough about me as this is about thankfulness. Another great thing to be thankful for is DVD\u2019s. What a great holiday tradition to start watching a good family film together right after the feast.<\/p>\n<p>Not that any come to mind but since we are on the subject why not pick up a copy of the newly released pro-life film \u201cSarah\u2019s Choice\u201d starring Christian singer Rebecca StJames. Coincidently I am a co-star in the film playing Uncle Clay, a middle aged man giving moral clarity to his rambunctious but all too immature nephew that got his girlfriend pregnant and what they are going to do next.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention &#8220;Christmas with a capital C&#8221; in my store or on Netflix, because if I did, some could accidentally interpret it as self-promotion.<\/p>\n<p>I am going on a vacation with my family and am always thankful for a good CD that we can listen to along the way, some good music or even a comedy album. Even though mine are available on bradstine.com I don\u2019t listen to them of course as that would be crass and self-indulgent.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that some of you would consider buying some of my albums for yourself, (Like for example my latest &#8220;God&#8217;s Comic&#8221; or &#8216;&#8221;How to defend the Constitution without shooting someone&#8221;) as Christmas gifts is totally your right. Just leave me out of it as this column all about thankfulness.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always thankful for God\u2019s provisions like clothing. That is probably why I created my own t-shirts and hats with funny phrases on them to allow for my fans to have the same opportunity I have of not having to go through the winter topless.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway I hope I was able to get you all thinking a little bit about others and how to never neglect giving thanks for the little things in life.<\/p>\n<p>Me? I just trust God for my daily bread and am thankful He is always faithful so I don\u2019t have to resort to self serving promotions about all the stuff available on my website bradstine.com at a discount to help your one stop Christmas shopping needs.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Thanksgiving week and I think it is important that we seek to give thanks not just for the obvious but also for the mundane and overlooked in our lives. Books, for example, are a vanishing item in our Internet new world. 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