Christmas and Advent

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  What I Saw in an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ever wonder what happens to the Operation Christmas Child shoebox your family fills every year? Lori Hatcher Dec 29, 2014
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  How Do I Get through a Holiday Party Alone? Attending holiday functions can be hard when you’re alone. So what’s a single to do? Read more in this edition of “He Said-She Said.” Cliff Young & Laura MacCorkle Dec 23, 2014
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  4 Ways to Teach Your Homeschooler the Real Meaning of Christmas There’s still time, even in mid-December and no matter how old your children are, to reshape how your family celebrates Christmas. Kimberly Kulp Dec 22, 2014
• Does Boycotting Contradict the Message of Christian Love? Perhaps our boycotts are birthed in fear. If this is the case, the answer is love, for love casts out all fear. Jennifer Slattery Dec 19, 2014
• Quiz: Which Christmas Song are You? Which Christmas tune is the most like your personality? Take our quiz to find out! Crosswalk.com Staff Dec 19, 2014
• Keeping Focused on Christ During the Holidays I would like to share some of our family's holiday journey. I do so not with the desire to lay out a formula for keeping focused on Christ during the Christmas season or of how to celebrate Christmas (or... Katherine Loop Dec 19, 2014
• 3 Ways to Learn Christmas Spirit from the Heart of a Child One lesson I’ve learned through this current journey is my children understand how to be more joyful than does their father. Guy Hatcher Dec 19, 2014
• Seeking a Silent Night Amid the Noise of Christmas It is here, now, in the stillness of a quiet and receptive heart, that we find the promise of Christmas. Can you hear it? Chelsea Sherman Dec 19, 2014
• The Cattle Were What? The miracle in the manger was not Jesus ignoring stupid cows. Dave Burchett Dec 19, 2014
• Handling the Holidays During Loss or Grief Christmas can be an excruciating time of year for those who have experienced a loss. But there's hope. Laura Petherbridge Dec 18, 2014
• 4 Ways to Combat the Christmas "Gimmees" It’s not that I’m cynical, but let’s face it, most our children have a toxic case of the gimmees. And yet, can we blame them? Jennifer Slattery Dec 18, 2014
• A Holiday Survival Guide for the Single Person I’m the only one in my immediate family who is not married, and I have a love/hate relationship with the holidays. Jessica Bufkin Dec 18, 2014