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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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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|November 22, 2018

Fostering an Attitude of Gratitude

Changing our posture towards God’s goodness in our lives will begin us on the path towards a changed heart.

Ed Stetzer|November 22, 2018

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|November 20, 2018

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|November 12, 2018

Power in the Plate

The history of our food speaks of injustice— and invites us to redemption.

Kendall Vanderslice|October 19, 2018

Quick to Listen | 42 min

Q2L’s Listener Appreciation Episode

Morgan and Mark take on audience questions.

CT Editors |November 21, 2017

Jesus Wants an Awkward Thanksgiving Dinner

Why extending the table involves an uncomfortable hospitality.

D.L. Mayfield|November 23, 2016

Thanksgiving Gets the Hallmark Treatment

How sentimentalism distorts the holiday’s past and present.

Robert Tracy McKenzie|November 22, 2016

Quick to Listen

How to Redeem Thanksgiving

It starts with acknowledging the whole truth.

CT Editors|November 22, 2016

A Thanksgiving Prayer From Old

Life may be tough, and the world may be broken, but God is faithful.

Ed Stetzer|November 26, 2015

The First Thanksgiving We Don’t Remember

Bad fortune, divine chastisement, and mercy after the Pilgrims feasted with the Wampanoag.

Robert Tracy McKenzie|November 26, 2015

The Colonists’ New Religious Mystery

Sorry, Pilgrims: Jamestown’s spiritual life is suddenly much more fascinating.

Thomas S. Kidd|November 25, 2015

A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Prayers of thanksgiving are an overflow of a renewed heart.

Ed Stetzer|November 27, 2014

Full Bellies, Thankful Hearts

God designed your stomach and your heart to be intimately connected.

Rob Moll|November 27, 2014

Thanks For the Shibboleth

It's a 'West Wing' episode worth revisiting on Thanksgiving.

Alissa Wilkinson|November 26, 2014

This Odd American Holiday

What the strange beauty of Thanksgiving has taught us about dependence

Amy Julia Becker|November 26, 2014

Even on Thanksgiving, It’s Okay to Ask for More

How our requests to God can actually fuel our gratefulness.

Megan Hill|November 26, 2014

Waiting on Thankfulness

How God works in us during times when we can’t muster gratitude.

Sara Hagerty, guest writer|November 25, 2014

Asking 'Why Me, God?' But in a Different Way

The question "Why me, God?" can be a lament, but also an expression of gratitude.

Peter W. Chin|November 21, 2014

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Table Manners: Why We Take Communion Every Week

It's a meal that often divides us. It needn't be that way.

John H. Armstrong|September 12, 2014

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