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Today’s Thanksgiving feast has its origins in an English Reformation tradition carried on by the pilgrims who arrived at Plymouth in1620. In an affront to the Catholic ...
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Why I’m Inviting John Leland to Thanksgiving Debates About Christian America
Pass the big wheel of cheese, and defend the Baptist legacy of freedom of conscience.
Alex Ward|
Thanksgiving
How a Pastor Got Fired Over Cranberries
Worry about present hardships and trouble distorts our faith in God’s future.
Daniel Harrell|
For Pilgrims, Thanksgiving Was a Way of Life
The commemoration we recognize each year came out of a deep view of providence and everyday gratitude to God.
David Roach|
Book Review
The Mayflower Pilgrims—as Not Seen on TV
Pop culture has given us a distorted picture of the religious separatists who founded Plymouth Colony. Historian John Turner sets the record straight.
Daniel N. Gullotta|
My Top 5
5 Books That Turn Our Grumbling into Gratitude
Chosen by Dustin Crowe, author of “The Grumbler’s Guide to Giving Thanks: Reclaiming the Gifts of a Lost Spiritual Discipline.”
Dustin Crowe|
News
Give Thanks: US Christians’ Top Thanksgiving Verse and Hymn
We’re called to offer our thanksgiving in all circumstances—but we're especially likely to when it’s a national holiday.
Kate Shellnutt|
Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, I’m Thankful for Difficult People
The surprising context for the holiday Lincoln instituted is a good reminder to us today.
Chris Pappalardo|
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Give Thanks for What Others Have That You Don’t
This Thanksgiving, praise God for other people’s blessings—even the ones you wish for.
Megan Hill|
Blog Forum | Pivot
One Simple Step To Create A Year-End Giving Bump In Your Church
This is a great way to thank everyone for their generosity, while providing a helpful reminder to make up for any unintentional shortfall for the year.
Karl Vaters|
Science
Power in the Plate
The history of our food speaks of injustice— and invites us to redemption.
Kendall Vanderslice|
Quick To ListenEpisode 85|42min
Q2L’s Listener Appreciation Episode
Morgan and Mark take on audience questions.
CT Editors |
Jesus Wants an Awkward Thanksgiving Dinner
Why extending the table involves an uncomfortable hospitality.
D.L. Mayfield|
Book Review
Thanksgiving Gets the Hallmark Treatment
How sentimentalism distorts the holiday’s past and present.
Robert Tracy McKenzie|
Quick To ListenEpisode 35
How to Redeem Thanksgiving
It starts with acknowledging the whole truth.
CT Editors|
The Behemoth
The First Thanksgiving We Don’t Remember
Bad fortune, divine chastisement, and mercy after the Pilgrims feasted with the Wampanoag.
Robert Tracy McKenzie|
History
The Colonists’ New Religious Mystery
Sorry, Pilgrims: Jamestown’s spiritual life is suddenly much more fascinating.
Thomas S. Kidd|
Full Bellies, Thankful Hearts
God designed your stomach and your heart to be intimately connected.
Rob Moll|
Watch This Way
Thanks For the Shibboleth
It's a 'West Wing' episode worth revisiting on Thanksgiving.
Alissa Wilkinson|
This Odd American Holiday
What the strange beauty of Thanksgiving has taught us about dependence
Amy Julia Becker|
From Her.meneutics
Even on Thanksgiving, It’s Okay to Ask for More
How our requests to God can actually fuel our gratefulness.
Megan Hill|

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