The Christmas wish
I once signed a Christmas card saying, “I hope you have a meaningful Christmas.” Months later the recipient of that card got in touch with me and said that my Christmas w... »
Volume 26.12 | December 2025
Learning from a little child
I greatly enjoy buying new educational toys for my littlest granddaughter. I give her something almost every time I see her, and I have concluded that everything is a gif... »
Christmas love, joy, and promise
Every year at Christmas, Christians the world over commemorate the wonders of the event of Jesus’ birth and how its impact has influenced the world and changed the course... »
The greatest gift of all
Sometimes we take the gifts we’ve been surrounded with all our lives for granted, because we’ve grown so accustomed to them. When we think of the perfect balance of the u... »
The first Christmas
What Christmas commemorates is fundamental to the Christian faith. However, it’s not just for Christians. It affects everyone, and understanding what it means can radical... »
Our family traditions
Christmas for our family is always a big mix and match as far as the things we do, foods we prepare, and ways we celebrate. Every year looks different, and I love that ab... »
Gift giving
I’d say the trickiest part of Christmas is deciding whether to include gift giving. It can be a burden on your time, energy, finances, and Christmas spirit, or it can be... »
The Christmas of small things
December 2020 was my first Christmas without my husband. He had passed away five months before, quite quickly. He still had many projects he wanted to accomplish. One of... »
Our savior relates to us
There are four books of the Bible that are dedicated to the story of Jesus’ life; they record His teachings, miracles, actions, etc. Mark and John’s accounts begin when J... »
Christ came that night!
It was winter in Romania. A few of us had prepared gifts and bags filled with chicken, basic food items, snacks, and fruit. We parked our car on a dark street surrounded... »
The search for peace
“Glory to God in the highest,” angels proclaimed to shepherds on the first Christmas Eve, “and on earth peace, goodwill toward men” (Luke 2:14 NKJV). Although peace has b... »
Peace on earth
In celebration of My birth, you can join the multitude of angels that proclaimed “Glory to God in the highest,” and echo their prayer for peace on earth and goodwill towa... »