Christmas and Advent Archives

If you are looking for a simple yet effective family Advent activity, take a moment to consider the Jesse Tree.

Jesus is saying the same thing to you that He said to Mary so long ago. "Greetings favored one. The Lord is with you." You are highly favored by...

Embracing the playfulness of Advent allows us to live with open hands toward our neighbors, practicing generosity, kindness, and love. It frees us...

There is nothing wrong with loving Christmas immensely, but it is important to check our hearts as we enter into the season. Part of the heart of...

I want to wrap something as much as the next merry Christmas person, but I also want to give people what they need, not what I need, and it’s more...

“Advent” means “arrival” or “coming,” and it prompts us to pause each day in December and remember why Jesus came at Christmas.

Advent marks the start of a season of preparation that looks forward to the celebration of Christmas and the second coming of Christ.

I remember, at the end of my first term at university, standing in the bookshop at the end of my first term and overhearing the voice of one of my...

Perhaps you and your family would like to join me, week by week, as together we prepare to celebrate the birth of a baby that would later heal the...

Angels are a fixture of Christmas decorations. This is fitting, because Matthew and Luke both make references to angels in their respective birth...

There are two Herods in the New Testament, and it is important to differentiate between them. The first Herod mentioned is Herod the Great. He was...

Elisabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, appears only in the first chapter of Luke. She isn't mentioned anywhere else in the Bible. But despite...

Worship of God was very similar for thousands of years, until God came to Earth as a human and disrupted everything. Here are four ways that the...

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

Christmas Eve prayers can help you experience the peace and joy of God’s presence with you. By praying on Christmas Eve, you can take in the wonder...