Heed the Pilgrims, by B. Nathaniel Sullivan
I met Nathaniel ("Bev") Sullivan after he saw me at a 2022 SBC mic in Anaheim for three minutes, when I spoke against what I took to be a huge overreach in denominational liability for a very small sampling of sexual abuse cases. (I've written on this several times at the site, here, here, and here.) He posted a kind take on my comments, and we agreed to meet for lunch east of Nashville. We'd already exchanged emails, and I could tell right away that we were knit extensively in conviction on cultural and Convention matters (which often overlap). We've met a half dozen times face to face and corresponded frequently. Right along, I've treasured his observations on a variety of things, including, prominently, the topics he addresses in this book. And I was delighted he pressed ahead with this volume. I've already shared portions of the manuscript with members of our church small group. They were well received, and I look forward to commending this book broadly. BTW, Bev and I are both former denominational "serpents," I at two seminaries and the Executive Committee, he at Lifeway.
In Heed the Pilgrims, the foolish, evil conceits of socialism and critical race theory are exposed and wither in the light and heat of biblical and historical analysis. B. Nathaniel Sullivan’s succinct and lucid treatment of Scripture’s teaching on gratitude is enough to embarrass those who find CRT even somewhat charming, and his application of the timeless lessons in economics that surfaced at the Plymouth Plantation from 1621-1623 should set folks fleeing from the siren song of the Left. At the very least, this small book is a handy conversation starter for Christian conservatives to deploy on the culture war battlefront.