Christmas and Advent

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  5 Ways to Have a Merry Christmas in Your Marriage All families struggle with the extremes holidays bring out of -and on- us! Here’s a few tips to help you navigate the season. Crosswalk Editorial Dec 04, 2024
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  8 Ways to Give Christmas Gifts on a Tight Budget With the rise of inflation and many struggling in this economy, it can be difficult when you want to give from your heart at the holidays. Remember that you can give big without... Cally Logan Dec 04, 2024
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  Ways to Celebrate Jesus' Birth in a Secular Workplace This isn't always easy, but in some places where "Merry Christmas" is frowned upon, phrases such as "have a blessed holiday" or "have a beautiful Advent" can be more acceptable. Jaime Jo Wright Dec 03, 2024
• 3 Ways to Keep Christ at the Center of Christmas We are good at looking the part, going through the motions, and checking all the right “Christian Christmas” boxes. But this year, I pray that we will keep Christ at the center of Christmas in our hearts and...
• 12 Days of Christmas—Family Edition So, maybe before we even reach Christmas, we get a game plan – by starting a new tradition! 
• Preparing for the Savior: A 7-Day Christmas Bible Study for the Week Leading Up to Jesus' Birth Christmas is a season of wonder and joy, but in a world consumed by materialism, the true meaning often gets overshadowed. This 7-Day Bible Study invites you to shift your focus back to the heart of the...
• 5 Ways to Keep Christ at the Center of Your Family’s Christmas Celebrations The holiday season can really become overwhelming. So much is packed into the short month of December, and it's hard not to get distracted by all the noise that fills up this holy season. It is only through... Amanda Idleman Dec 03, 2024
• 3 Ways to Talk with Kids about Santa and Jesus This Christmas Christmas time is full of fantastic, wonderful moments. Kids start dreaming about what's wrapped under the Christmas tree. Adults are looking forward to family and friends gathering to eat and share stories.... Kile Baker Dec 03, 2024
• 7 Ways to Support Your Stressed-Out Spouse This Christmas For some reason, I'm not stressed about Christmas this year, which is unlike me. In years past, I've been a tangled mess of anxiety, worried about all the things. My husband, on the other hand, has always... Jennifer Waddle Dec 03, 2024
• Saturate Yourself in God’s Word with this Christmas Bible Study Plan When the world, or my own personal world, feels at war, I ask for Your mighty hand over me, declaring Your hope and peace. Alicia Searl Dec 02, 2024
• 5 Spiritual Disciplines to Focus on This Advent Season A few years ago, I found myself unprepared for Advent. Somehow the season got lost in all the busyness of deadlines and tasks to finish. I wanted to purchase an Advent devotional, like God is in the... Sophia Bricker Dec 02, 2024
• 7 Ways to Show God’s Love to Challenging Family Members This Christmas We have all seen the Norman Rockwell painting, “Freedom from Want,” also known as the “I’ll be Home for Christmas” painting. Our hearts tend to glamorize the holidays to be such a scene, but then reality... Cally Logan Dec 02, 2024