Every year millions of Americans make a New Year’s resolution, and this year will be no different. Still, have you ever wondered what makes resolutions so popular, especially when most of us struggle to keep them? Inevitably, as each year rolls around, we tell ourselves that this time will be different. Stop and consider something. Resolutions generally revolve around a decision to alter...
Most adults get a bit jaded by Christmas—too much to do and too many troubles, I suppose. But my Aunt Barbara loved Christmas. She loved all holidays, but the zenith was Christmas. Some might (and did) call her mentally disabled, and worse, but we just knew her as Aunt Barbara—the one with the best toys, a wide selection that included Legos, Playmobils, and hundreds of Barbies and baby dolls. The...
The following post includes two of the stories from The Gospel Story Bible by Marty Machowski that you can read with your family this week leading up to Christmas. We hope you enjoy them and consider getting a copy of your own so that you can read all of the stories together as a family throughout the new year. The Birth of Jesus Foretold Luke 1 When we go from the Old Testament to the New...
About 3,000 years ago the wisest man who ever lived wrote a HUGE best seller. A real wick-burner about CHRISTMAS. The funny thing is . . . Christmas was still 1,000 years off. His name was Solomon, king of Israel. Here was one savvy author. A man who had unrolled a few scrolls in his day—who could handle himself with a quill. His market research nailed exactly what future readers would need come...
At Christmas time, we often sing “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” but do you know anything about that famous Christmas town? As a family, you may want to do an Internet search on the ancient city of Bethlehem and show your family a few photos of the city. Here are a facts about Bethlehem: — Jacob’s wife, Rachel, is buried there and you can still visit the grave site today (Genesis 35:19–20). — It...
