Andrew Palmquist

Luther on Thanksgiving
By Pastor Andrew Palmquist, Bethany Lutheran Church, Luverne
November 26, 2023
As you might imagine, a national day of Thanksgiving wasn’t part of Martin Luther’s life. Thanksgiving Day is an American phenomenon. Although Americans were celebrating Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November since the first presidential proclamation in 1863, it wasn’t “official” until congressional legislation in 1941 made Thanksgiving Day a national holiday. Martin Luther did…