Christmas and Advent

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  9 Questions You Need to Ask Before 2018 Like most people, I love the turn of the page that signifies a new year. It’s a chance to step back, take stock, look at things I want to change, and refocus on what matters the most. ... Scott Slayton Dec 11, 2017
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  14 Christmas Book Ideas for Your Kids Snuggled up by the Christmas tree, little eyes marvel over the pages of the most miraculous story of all time—Jesus’ birth. The Son of God’s birthday has sparked classic holiday stories that we enjoy year... Meg Bucher Dec 11, 2017
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  How to Manage the Christmas Season Before It Manages You If the holidays leave you worse for wear, you need to heed Henry David Thoreau’s famous dictum: “Simplify! Simplify!” Dr. David Jeremiah Dec 09, 2017
• How to Navigate Pain and Loss This Christmas It’s a hard time of year to be hurting, but you can choose to navigate December by grieving with intentionality. You’ll finish the year a little wiser—and a little further along your grief journey. You may... September Vaudrey Dec 08, 2017
• 4 Reasons You Should Out-Give Everyone This Christmas 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 some tangible (and profound) reasons why Christians give. John D. Barry Dec 08, 2017
• 6 Questions to Ask as You Prepare Your Heart for Advent 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 season-induced opportunity to clear out and make room to... Christi Gee Dec 07, 2017
• 10 Christmas Carols that Tell the Real Story of Christmas The first few notes of “O Holy Night,” and the Peanuts singing, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” stir the true spirit of Christmas in our souls. We feel this way because many of the Christmas Carols that have... Meg Bucher Dec 07, 2017
• 10 Ways to Make Christmas Visitors Feel Welcome at Church The holiday season lends Christians the opportunity to extend the love of Christ more than the usual weekend experience. ‘Christ’ resides in ‘Christ’mas, in more ways than one. By knowing how Christ intended... Meg Bucher Dec 07, 2017
• 5 Things We Think We Know about St. Nicholas It’s impossible to tell fact from fiction, but this is some of the legend of St. Nicholas. Dec 05, 2017
• A Prayer of Preparation As we enter the Christmas season, I pray God takes my heart and prepares it to celebrate the greatest gift ever given. Dec 04, 2017
• Advent: Jesus is Coming, and This Time it's Different TV commercials, radio stations, and shopping malls are all proclaiming that it’s the Christmas season! But actually, it isn’t. John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera Dec 04, 2017
• 3 Simple Ways to Handle the Truth about Santa The secret came out. It happened during a summer evening, in the quiet before bedtime. My daughter was six years old and full of thoughts and questions.“Is the tooth fairy real?” She asked in a low whisper,... Michelle Discavage Dec 01, 2017