Christmas and Advent Archives

Emotions and feelings are fickle. We were never meant to be grounded in an emotional center point. The Christmas spirit is an idea but not a state...

We can learn a lot from the responses of these two people. When the Lord reveals His will and desires for us whether they be big or small, we have...

This Christmas season, consider how God can use lessons of waiting and hope from Advent to help you grow and deepen your relationship with Him....

There is nothing wrong with watching and enjoying holiday movies. However, remembering the true meaning of Christmas is vitally important. Many...

I’ve celebrated Christmas more than 70 times in my lifetime. Tell me something I probably haven’t heard about the Christmas story, something I can...

Let’s take a moment to talk about what the older generation needs to understand about deconstruction, the holiday season, and how to be a light....

Next time you think, “Is the Christmas tree pagan?” look at the tinsel, the lights, and the fully decked out trees, and remember the true meaning...

Trusting Him to give us all we need, we find Him to be more than enough. And suddenly our workload doesn’t feel so heavy nor our problems so...

One of our family traditions is reading an advent book each night during the month of December. These are the three books our family has enjoyed...

This December, numerous men and women who struggle with conceiving their own babies will once again be inundated with images, songs, and stories of...

The whole Bible is the story of Jesus, from Genesis to Revelation. But at Christmastime, we tend to stick to a few beloved verses. This year, why...

By lending a listening ear, wide heart, and open eyes, perhaps the best gift we can give to those we love this holiday season is ourselves.  

We are considering the angelic visitations to certain persons in the New Testament – concerning the birth of Jesus Christ. This morning we come to...

There’s nothing worse than coming home for Christmas only to be met with persistent questions about why you haven’t “found someone” or hear that...

The Christmas story — and history! — of the coming Messiah is the reason we name our kids John, Matthew, Luke, Mark, Paul, Peter, and even Jesus,...