Christmas and Advent Archives

7 Prayers for Peace When Gathering with Family and Friends This Holiday Season

I readily admit that it doesn’t take much to take away my holiday cheer, and that’s something I am asking the Lord to help me with this holiday...

7 Prayers for Peace When Gathering with Family and Friends This Holiday Season

Why Young Christians Should Celebrate Christmas with Family This Year

A recent survey by the American Psychology Association reveals that despite political differences, 83% of U.S. adults agree the holidays are a time...

Why Young Christians Should Celebrate Christmas with Family This Year

3 Affordable Gifts That Will Endure Beyond Christmas

Gift-giving isn’t limited to the monetary kind. Consider these three examples. They require minimal financial sacrifice but yield maximum...

3 Affordable Gifts That Will Endure Beyond Christmas

5 Ways to Get Christmas Visitors to Keep Coming Back to Your Church

Christmas is one of those special times when you might see people in church who haven’t been around in a while. You know the joke; this is when the...

5 Ways to Get Christmas Visitors to Keep Coming Back to Your Church

4 Powerful Promises in the Prophecies of Christ’s Birth

“God’s promises are like the stars; the darker the night, the brighter they shine.” - David Nicholas.When my circumstances feel most frightening or...

4 Powerful Promises in the Prophecies of Christ’s Birth

10 Peaceful Christmas Eve Prayers

Peace is a vital part of the sacred night of Christmas Eve. On the first Christmas, when angels appeared in Bethlehem to announce Jesus Christ’s...

10 Peaceful Christmas Eve Prayers

5 Easy Recipes to Try This Christmas

Eating a meal together often brings a sense of joy and contentment to our physical bodies, along with drawing people together emotionally and...

5 Easy Recipes to Try This Christmas

What Is the History and Significance of Christmas Caroling?

I love to go Christmas caroling. A couple of decades ago, we would print out the lyrics to songs like "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," travel around...

What Is the History and Significance of Christmas Caroling?

10 Ways to Make the Holiday Season Easier

Sometimes our number one priority gets lost in the shuffle. This is awful to say, but it’s true.

10 Ways to Make the Holiday Season Easier

3 Family Prayers to Bring You Closer This Christmas

No matter how hard we try, families become more focused on dinners, tree decorating, card sending, and gift giving during the Christmas season....

3 Family Prayers to Bring You Closer This Christmas

10 Gifts Under $10 for Everyone on Your List

If your budget is tight or you’re unsure what to buy that picky teenager or classroom teacher, let’s find some options that may fit the bill, all...

10 Gifts Under $10 for Everyone on Your List

When Creating Christmas Memories Costs Your Sanity

When we acknowledge that detours in our well-thought-out holiday plans are a certainty, we find a new freedom to enjoy the memories rather than...

When Creating Christmas Memories Costs Your Sanity

Christmas Shopping Tips from a Busy Mom of 5

Whatever shopping style you subscribe to, it's always helpful to approach your gift list with a plan of attack. I tend to make lists that outline...

Christmas Shopping Tips from a Busy Mom of 5

10 Books to Celebrate the Reason for the Season

Grab some hot cocoa, curl up on the couch, and read to your kids or as a family today. Who knows? This could be a new family Christmas...

10 Books to Celebrate the Reason for the Season

Joy Because He Came Devotional Series Based on Christmas Hymns

Welcome to the 5-day “Joy Because He Came” devotional series! I am HONORED that you have chosen to download this series, and am praying right now...

Joy Because He Came Devotional Series Based on Christmas Hymns

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