Christmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday.

If you grew up in Macon, Georgia, the fair was almost like Thanksgiving or Christmas. It was another holiday. The food, the rides. It's just a good time.

Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ.

There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday.

It's nice because Christmas is over and Thanksgiving is over. You've got to have something to look forward to.

Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him.