Christmas and Advent Archives

We are called to look for, find, and help each other—especially at Christmas. Paul helps us to understand the place from which we are motivated and...

Christmas presents quickly become fruitcake cheesy and impractical unless we plan ahead to give heartfelt gifts this season. The point of Christmas...

Christmas can make us feel like we’re crazy. We abide in an ever-increasing “PC” society that refuses to give the holiday’s namesake it’s greeting....

As a writer, reader, mom, and former teacher and children’s ministry director, one of my most cherished traditions is to read Christmas stories to...

Make this holiday season the best for your family by giving gifts of no monetary costs yet of the highest value. Jesus is God’s eternal gift to us.

In appearing to kindly befriend Edmund, the White Witch asks him a leading question: “What would you like best to eat?”

Last December I started a new habit—something that worked so well, I plan to keep the tradition. As a mom of four, I stick with simple—and this is...

Our kids need us to intervene in this annual scene of greed. One good way to do it is by teaching them to part with and pass on some of their older...

Though Christmas has become commercialized over the years, Proverbs 22:6 reminds us to “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is...

If the holidays leave you worse for wear, you need to heed Henry David Thoreau’s famous dictum: “Simplify! Simplify!”

This time of year can be hard. But I’ve learned some tricks along the way—and I share them in hopes that they’ll help you this December.

At this time of year, it can seem like a lot is asked of you. While much of the Christmas season in the U.S. is rooted in consumerism, there are...

Advent won’t happen if it’s just another thing to do. Pondering will be lost as your eyes dart down your list. And you’ll miss out on this special...

The holiday season lends Christians the opportunity to extend the love of Christ more than the usual weekend experience. ‘Christ’ resides in...