Thanksgiving, Puritans, and Christian NationalismThanksgiving should be celebrated and remembered for theenormous impact those Puritan settlers have had on the last 400 years ofAmerican history and church history. Join Nicki for a walk through history thatstretches from the Protestant Reformation to the 1800s, and one that brings usto the current conversation about Christian Nationalism.Thanksgiving Unit Study available here: https://nickitruesdell.com/shop/pilgrims-and-the-first-thanksgiving-unit-study/Book recommendations in this episode:· Foxes Book of Martyrs https://amzn.to/4hOR512· Of Plymouth Plantation by WilliamBradford https://amzn.to/4oV19bc· Mourt’s Relation: The First Year at PlymouthPlantation (Knowledge Keepers) https://amzn.to/47B82qN· The American Puritans by Dustin Benge andNate Pickowicz https://amzn.to/3X62HTE· The Origins of American Constitutionalismby Donald S. Lutz https://amzn.to/3WBvgZ6· The American Story by David Barton https://amzn.to/4qUMRZU· The Shenandoah Road (A novel of the GreatAwakening) by Lynn Tagawa https://amzn.to/436byZ6- not mentioned in the podcast but a great book!· America’s God and Country by WilliamFederer https://amzn.to/3XaCH9E· The Light and the Glory by Peter Marshalland David Manuel https://amzn.to/4nA2XoQ· Miles Standish, Puritan Captain by John S. C.Abbot https://amzn.to/4oF6eVn and freestudy guide https://nickitruesdell.com/miles-standish-puritan-captain-book-free-study-guide/· Knowledge Keepers Books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/nickitruesdell.com/list/1J83MJKK1C3IH?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_RC812KQBBCAM91Z7EC5P Article links from this episode:· How the Protestant Reformation gave us theUnites States of America https://nickitruesdell.com/how-the-protestant-reformation-gave-us-the-united-states-america/· Why we should celebrate the Reformation https://nickitruesdell.com/halloween-vs-reformation-day/· Academic StandardsPromoting Islam Invaded America’s Classrooms”, Dr. Susan Berry https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2015/11/02/academic-standards-promoting-islam-invaded-americas-classrooms/· The Stealth Curriculmby Sandra Stotsky https://edex.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/publication/pdfs/StealthCurriculum%5BFINAL%5D04-01-04_7.pdf· Revisionist history: The Pilgrims https://nickitruesdell.com/reclaiming-history-the-pilgrims/· Pastor John Robinson’s letter https://pilgrimhall.org/pdf/John_Robinson_Farewell_Letter_to_Pilgrims.pdf· A Model of Christian Charity by John Winthrop https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/A%20Model%20of%20Christian%20Charity_Full%20Text.pdf· “No King but King Jesus!” https://fse.life/2014/07/23/americas-christian-heritage-no-king-but-jesus/Podcasts mentioned in this episode:· Debunking cultural Marxism with Mary Grabar https://youtu.be/kan4GtFUBxQ· The Twisted History of Christopher Columbus https://youtu.be/sz5nbOQ-p0Y· The Theft of Education with James Lindsay https://youtu.be/uZPRbJEMWD8Connect with Nicki -- https://nickitruesdell.com/ Homeschool 101https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101/ Homeschool Consultationshttps://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-consulting/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nickitruesdellofficial Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nickitruesdell/ Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/shop/nickitruesdell.com?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_WZG2CAV74BJG6723114QXhttps://x.com/nickitruesdell Get my books: Anyone Can Homeschool onAmazon, Kindle, and Audible! https://amzn.to/4fnSWs8and Home Sweet Homeschool on Amazon and Kindle https://amzn.to/4qY4zMb
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Homeschool graduate Liberty McArtor
Liberty McArtor is a graduate of lifelong homeschooling, a homeschooling mom, a radio journalist, and podcaster. In this episode, she talks about her homeschooling years, socialization, college, marriage, family, and balancing it all. You can find Liberty at Point of View Radio https://pointofview.net/organizer/liberty-mcartor/ and as the host of the Know Why Podcast https://knowwhypodcast.com/Connect with Nicki -- https://nickitruesdell.com/ Homeschool 101 https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101/ Homeschool Consultations https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-consulting/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nickitruesdellofficial Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nickitruesdell/ Amazon https://www.amazon.com/shop/nickitruesdell.com?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_WZG2CAV74BJG6723114Q X https://x.com/nickitruesdell Get the book: Anyone Can Homeschool on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible! https://amzn.to/4fnSWs8
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Homeschool Pioneer Kari Davidson
Nicki interviews pioneer homeschooler (and her aunt) Kari Davidson on homeschooling as a widow in the 1980s, getting arrested for homeschooling, starting a co-op over 25 years ago, and how she's serving the homeschool community today.Connect with Nicki -- https://nickitruesdell.com/ Homeschool 101https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101/ Homeschool Consultationshttps://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-consulting/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nickitruesdellofficial Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nickitruesdell/ Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/shop/nickitruesdell.com?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_WZG2CAV74BJG6723114QXhttps://x.com/nickitruesdell Get the book: Anyone Can Homeschool onAmazon, Kindle, and Audible! https://amzn.to/4fnSWs8
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The twisted history of Christopher Columbus
In the 21st century, it’s nearly impossible to have a rational conversation about Christopher Columbus. The revisionist history population would have us hateful and bitter toward a man who they believe single-handedly committed genocide during his murderous voyage to the New World.But there’s a lot more to the story. So who do you trust? How do you know?Nicki breaks down the modern myths and the actual history based on multiple primary sources, and shows you where to find them. See this blog post for all links mentioned in this episode: https://nickitruesdell.com/what-do-we-do-about-christopher-columbus/Connect with Nicki -- https://nickitruesdell.com/ Homeschool 101 https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101/ Homeschool Consultations https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-consulting/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nickitruesdellofficial Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nickitruesdell/ Amazon https://www.amazon.com/shop/nickitruesdell.com?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_WZG2CAV74BJG6723114Q X https://x.com/nickitruesdell Get the book: Anyone Can Homeschool on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible! https://amzn.to/4fnSWs8
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The Theft of Education with James Lindsay
James Lindsay discusses critical pedagogy and his book,"The Marxification of Education," and how the "critical theoryof education" affects primary and secondary education, homeschoolers, and society at large. More: James Lindsay on X:https://x.com/ConceptualJames New Discourses website: https://newdiscourses.com/New Discourses podcast: https://newdiscourses.com/tag/nd-podcast/ The Marxification of Education (book): https://amzn.to/3VDbls4 The Queering of the American Child (book): https://amzn.to/3IGlv8q Race Marxism (book): https://amzn.to/4mWcTZDCynical Theories (book): https://amzn.to/3Kor5g7 Connect with Nicki -- https://nickitruesdell.com/ Homeschool 101https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101/ Homeschool Consultationshttps://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-consulting/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/nickitruesdellofficial Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nickitruesdell/ Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/shop/nickitruesdell.com?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_WZG2CAV74BJG6723114Q X https://x.com/nickitruesdell Get the book Anyone Can Homeschool onAmazon, Kindle, and Audible! https://amzn.to/4fnSWs8
Join Nicki weekly as she gets to the heart of discipleship in the home. Second-generation homeschooler and veteran homeschool mom for more than 20 years, blogger, speaker, and author of Anyone Can Homeschool, Nicki blends a message of biblical motherhood with practical homeschooling tips.
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