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The story of the Pilgrims is one you think you may know by heart, having learned it during elementary school and having heard it every year since. But as you’ll discover on this week’s edition of Off The Grid Radio, ...

“You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’ You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.” Charles Haddon Spurgeon How Do ...

When the first Europeans arrived in North America, they discovered a strange-looking bird that was stealthy in the woods, could run like a velociraptor and fly to boot! They also discovered that this fowl was quite tasty, and it is ...

One of the things I admire most about the Pilgrims is that they really were a thankful people. We all know the story of the first Thanksgiving … or do we? The Thanksgiving Americans are celebrating today provides but a ...

I have read with interest a recent excellent article by Debra G Miller in the current issue of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Newsletter, and felt moved to add to it my own simple observation. ...

Thanksgiving is by all accounts, a traditional American holiday. Just saying the word “Thanksgiving” evokes images of family, football and of course, food. You can almost taste the roasted turkey, cornbread stuffing and pumpkin pie. Ask anyone about the origins ...

. . John Robinson really was the Moses through whom God gave the newly born nation commandments that should be their strength and glory in a new country which he himself never saw. — Daniël Plooij, The Pilgrim Fathers (1969) ...

When I think of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie books, I often picture the family sitting around the fireplace telling stories. I know their life was hard, but I have a strong sense of the bond the ...

…devout thanksgiving…penitent confession of our sins, and humble supplication for pardon, through the merits of our Savior. Thanksgiving Proclamation (1778) …to cause virtue and true religion to flourish, to give to all nations amity, peace and concord, and to fill ...

In a diverse and ever-shrinking world, the meanings of holidays evolve. Fun and new traditions can make their way into the festivities, yet frequently the meaning or history behind these events can fade into the background of “remember-when” land.  Thanksgiving ...