The phrase was first used in 1924 to promote photographs and was trademarked in 1927. It was later used in advertisements for other products, including radios and RCA color televisions. As a professional photographer, I never realized that the phrase originated in photography, until now. But that phrase has been on my mind all morning as we move into Thanksgiving and the Christmas season.
“The gift that keeps on giving” is an idiom for something that provides ongoing benefits or enjoyment over a long period of time. It can be used to describe anything with lasting value, relationally, spiritually, financially, or eternally. While there are many things that illustrate this phrase, I want to mention just one of them on my mind today.
Travel is a gift that keeps on giving. My wife Linda and I live in a decent 20 year-old home that was a great investment. We are grateful for our home every day we get out of bed. Our garage has two parked Honda’s with 197,000 and 207,000 miles on them. They aren’t anything special but they get us to where we need to go and we are grateful for their faithful service. But our memories of travel to all 50 states, multiple continents, and dozens of countries is what brings a big smile to our faces and the deep satisfaction of our most important investments. We are so thankful we have made travel a priority over the last 50+ years of marriage. And, over the last 30 years, we’ve been honored to host folks like you for travel experiences to Israel, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland and other European countries through TransforMissional Travel. These are the gifts that keep on giving.
Travel has many lasting and long-term benefits. Cross-cultural experiences are priceless. You understand the world and the Bible at a different level when you have walked in the footsteps of Jesus, Abraham, David, Apostle Paul, Timothy, Titus, John, Martin Luther and others. When you have seen the same structures they looked at, walked on the same stones and paths they travelled, it changes you. It is a gift that keeps on giving.
As you are planning your gift-giving this year, let me invite you to three opportunities to invest in a legacy experience. Our Footsteps of Paul travel experience to Greece and Turkey in the late Spring is still open, but with a deadline coming up on December 22. We have several cabins still available on a Danube River Cruisenext Fall through multiple Eastern Europe countries. And we have people already registered for our 2027 Spring Footsteps of Jesus experience to Israel with an optional Egypt extension. Go to our TransforMissional Travel website or email us at info@transformissionaltravel.com and we will email you a brochure or snail mail one directly to your home or to a friend or family member. The best memories are made when you travel with friends or family. Have blessed Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays!!!
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