> [Unbelievers, per Romans 1:21] refuse to render thanks to him.

> Therefore, one of our central apologetic tasks is to bring such unbelievers into the presence of Christians who glorify God as God, and who are overtly grateful to him.

at the Resurgence

> This meal is one we partake of every week, because we need to learn the discipline of loving sinners, and the even deeper discipline of doing so while being a sinner. Every week you sit down at this meal with people who are dear to you, and who are exasperating to you. And things get complicated fast.

> So Thanksgiving is not what we fight for. Thanksgiving is what we fight *with*. Take your celebration of Thanksgiving out of the scabbard.