Thanksgiving Special: Why Our Nation’s Story Still Matters

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Before there was turkey on the table and football on the TV, there was faith, sacrifice, and a deep dependence on God. In this Thanksgiving Special, I’m taking you back to the pilgrims, to William Bradford, and to the unmistakable hand of God in the founding of our nation. If you’ve been feeling uneasy about the direction of our country, this episode will remind you that gratitude is a spiritual weapon—and that God is still moving in mighty ways. Plus, I’m ending with a sweet “rest of the story” you’re going to love.

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0:55.5	Monday. Merry Christmas. Hey, you guys, this is Heidi St. John. Welcome to the podcast and happy
1:02.6	Thanksgiving week. This week as millions of families across America gather around tables filled
1:08.0	with good food and grateful hearts. I'm going to take us back,
1:11.5	back to before the pumpkin pie, before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, before football was ever a thing,
1:19.1	back to a handful of weary men, women, and children who crossed a storm-tossed ocean
1:25.1	in search of something that the world had almost never seen the freedom
1:30.1	to live and worship God according to the convictions of their own hearts. Today we're going to be
1:34.2	talking about the pilgrims and the providence of God through their suffering. We're going to talk
1:39.0	a little bit about William Bradford's extraordinary leadership and about the very first Thanksgiving
1:43.8	in 1621, a moment that
1:46.4	still shapes our national identity today. I'm glad you guys are here and I'm going to do something
1:51.9	a little bit different at the end of the podcast today. So I got a little bit of a lighthearted
1:56.4	story to end with. I think you guys are going to love this very special Thanksgiving Day episode.
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