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Thanksgiving is a Practice, with Cornelius Plantinga

Thanksgiving is a Practice, with Cornelius Plantinga

Update: 2025-11-25
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Thanksgiving is much more than a holiday. The practice of gratitude is a biblical command, it’s a Christian virtue, and it’s even one of the best predictors of personal well-being. 


But what does the practice of thanks-giving require? How can we cultivate a spirit and habit of thankfulness with the burdens we bear as individuals, and amidst the sorrows and injustices of a fallen world?


Join us in this episode in discovering formative practices from our Christian tradition that can help each of us cultivate a deeply thankful heart. 


Together we’ll be guided by Cornelius (Neal) Plantinga, theologian and author of Gratitude: Why Giving Thanks Is the Key to Our Well-Being.

 

“Gratitude makes me content because gratitude makes what I have enough.”


This episode is drawn from an online conversation held in 2025. You can find the full video of the conversation on our website, ttf.org. You can become a Trinity Forum Society member there too. 


Join us in exploring timeless Christian wisdom together, so you gain clarity and courage for your own life, and help cultivate a renewed culture of hope.

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Thanksgiving is a Practice, with Cornelius Plantinga

Thanksgiving is a Practice, with Cornelius Plantinga

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