Holiday

“‘The Chosen’ changed my life,” said Worship leader Brandon Lake (who sings, "Gratitude") recently on a video interview with "Chosen" series creator Dallas Jenkins.
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This Christmas, when signing your cards, will you take an extra minute or two to be a blessing to someone and to share your faith with believers and nonbelievers through His Word?  His Word is Truth and Life, and by sharing it, there’s no telling the impact that extra minute or two will make.

An anonymous Secret Santa walked into a Walmart in Tennessee and shelled out nearly $65,000 to pay off layaway balances belonging to complete strangers. And positive news stories like these are great reminders that there is still so much goodness in the world!

No matter how hard we try, families become so focused on dinners, tree decorating, card sending, and gift giving during the Christmas season!  But keeping our minds and hearts focused on Christ during this season is the whole foundation to the season.

What if we made prayer the focus instead of all the Christmas items on our lists?  Here are 3 prayers to bring your heart closer to Christ.

When it comes to the joy and the stress of the holidays, how do you and your spouse approach it? As a united team? Or do tinsel, gift giving, and extended family get-togethers turn you against each other?

If you and your spouse are struggling to face the holidays together, here are 5 ways you can navigate the season hand-in-hand rather than back-to-back.

GRAMMY Award®-winning praise band Elevation Worship (who gave us the songs "Trust in God" and "Graves into Gardens") celebrates this holiday season with the release of their first-ever full-length Christmas album, Echo The Angels.

Approach holiday eating from a faith-based intuitive eating perspective, then a season of true abundance and gratitude opens up.  Here are three key points we can keep in mind so we don’t let food overwhelm our focus this Thanksgiving...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and everywhere I turn there's a tide rising of commotion, preparation, and pinning. It's enough to make my head spin.

But in the midst of it all, I feel a gentle tug at my heart.

"Come to Me..."

 

For many Christian artists, Thanksgiving holidays are extra special. For some, it may be the only season they truly get to relax! We caught up with some of your favorite artists to hear first-hand what Thanksgiving season means to them.
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How healthy are you going into this holiday season?

While you can try to steer clear of germs, pump up the antioxidants, and even get your flu shots, one of the healthiest habits you can cultivate is to express a grateful heart.

Your family members are gathered for a Thanksgiving feast. As you enjoy delicious food and engaging conversation, you look out across the table and think of how thankful you are for this experience. It's all perfect, except for one thing.  It’s not real.

Here are some all-too-common scenarios that can burst the bubble of unrealistic expectations at Thanksgiving – and what you can do if you encounter them...

Here are 7 essential phrases sons need to hear from their moms to feel valued and capable later in life.

Brokenhearted mama, it’s ok to cry. But cry in the arms of your Savior. Don’t be afraid to ask Him for great and mighty things on behalf of your child. Trust Him for a miracle!

Here are 6 reasons to keep on hoping....

Indeed, the “What Ifs” about the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our country fill books, all of them fascinating, all of them disturbing.

I love the America that has survived all those horrible “What Ifs” of our history. I love the America where our fallen heroes are revered and our serving men and women are held in the highest esteem.

“Fixer Upper” star Joanna Gaines has a message for moms this Mother’s Day: “You are enough.”

After singing at church, this family’s car was destroyed by a drunk driver. Miraculously, all family members survived.
See how God picked this family back up and saw them through healing and doubt, to give them a life-changing ministry to others.

A Good Friday world is a world full of suffering, questioning, unfairness, trouble, mistakes, hurts, losses and grief.

But that's not the end of the story!

After Jesus Christ was crucified on a cross, He was placed in a tomb from which He would rise three days later.  Therefore, the tomb - or Jesus' rising from it - is a central event in the Christian faith.

So let's take a good look at what writers and witnesses both said about the tomb. 

Easter is filled with traditions we observe year after year. But what are the origins of these traditions? Some have come from very unlikely places! Find out more!

Many of us have wonderful memories of Easter morning - baskets full of chocolate, egg hunts, and new church dresses. Those traditions are well and good, but what about the real event we are celebrating? Do our children even know why we have a day called Easter?

Here are 5 ways to celebrate in a whole new way; 5 ways to make meaningful memories—without even one mention of the Easter Bunny!