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November 24, 2025 Paid subscribers

First Fruits: The Path From Repentance to Thanksgiving

Cain and Abel, self-reliance, and the quiet return to God that changes how we see everything we already have.

We often think of repentance as something we do when we’ve done something explicitly wrong. But Scripture reveals a deeper truth: revival always begins with repentance, and repentance always begins with reordering.

Not shame.
Not groveling.
Not “I’m trash.”

Repentance is return—turning our whole lives back toward the God who never stopped drawing us.

And nowhere do we need this more than in our relationship with time, talent, and treasure.

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