A Minute with Rick: How to Pray with a Christmas Carol
Executive Editor Rick Hamlin shares how singing a Christmas carol can be like praying
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The Surprise Blessings of Thank-You Notes
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
When you express gratitude, it grows.
10 Things You Might Not Know About Advent Calendars
By Brett Leveridge3 min read
From its humble origins, the Advent calendar has become one of the Christmas season’s most beloved traditions. Here’s how that came about…
A Frank Conversation Helped Her Family Reclaim Christmas
By Joanna Shoemaker8 min read
Don’t Stress, Trust GodHow do you deal with addicted family members at the holidays? Learn how this mother and daughter set boundaries
Setting Limits for a Sober Christmas
By Laura Thunell8 min read
A recovery coach offers advice for the holiday season to those who have loved ones who struggle with substance misuse.
Blessed by a Christmas Angel
By Sid Gilbreath5 min read
His simple Christmas Eve gesture of kindness was repaid a hundredfold.
The Stand-In Santa Who Saved Christmas
By Robin Brazill4 min read
Her kids missed their father most at Christmastime, when he always dressed up as Santa. Who would step into that role now?
How an Italian Pastry Brightened an Indian-American Family’s Christmas
By Karen Jason3 min read
Thanks to the generosity of a neighbor, the Jason family now celebrates the holidays with traditional Indian cuisine as well as pizzelle cookies
Did Gift Wrapping Start with the Wise Men?
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
The first gift givers of the season began during Epiphany.
A Christmas Miracle in Bethlehem
By Stephanie and Marty Phelan and Harold Siegfried6 min read
A couple, a veteran and a dog come together in unlikely fashion at a Pennsylvania holiday arts and crafts festival.
How Faith Overrode an Expectant Mother’s Fears
By Cherol Pederson5 min read
She’d long prayed for a child, but signs of trouble during her first pregnancy caused her faith to flag—until she received a reassuring message from above.
Don’t Lose Jesus!
By Michelle Cox2 min read
The most important part of a family’s 30-year-old Nativity scene is well guarded.