Were the Pilgrims the First Christian Nationalists? Rethinking Thanksgiving Biblically

Every Thanksgiving we remember turkey, football, and family but behind the sanitized Hallmark version lies a covenant people who risked everything to build a Christian community under Christ’s lordship. In this episode of Everyday Reformation, Nick and Pastor Brandon dig into the real story of the Pilgrims, the myth of neutrality, and the modern cultural war over the term Christian Nationalist. Were the Pilgrims the first Christian nationalists? What did the Mayflower Compact actually say? How should Christian men lead their households in an age openly hostile to Christ’s authority? This episode brings Scripture, covenant theology, and church history straight to the Thanksgiving table — with urgency, clarity, and some humor along the way.