Holidays
The Unexpected Lessons of a Jerusalem Christmas
How a move abroad revealed the emptiness of consumerism and the beauty of a simple Christmas.
Gale Boyd
December 23, 2024
How a move abroad revealed the emptiness of consumerism and the beauty of a simple Christmas.
What makes holidays memorable? Stories shared with loved ones create bonds, joy, and lasting memories.
Holiday giving can create a global impact. How Giving Machines inspire lasting generosity with Christlike compassion.
Should politics supersede family bonds? No. Forgiveness and respect in families sustain both unity and society.
Does the effort to craft a magical Christmas morning teach us something about the heart of a Father seeking to bring endless joy to us all?
Can Christmas heal sorrow? Those present for Jesus’ birth reveal how the holiday’s true meaning offers solace and hope.
A Christmas present from our team to the many who are grieving the loss of a loved one this holiday season. May you rejoice to know what is coming and feel peace at what is already here.
Would we be willing to give up our ideas this Christmas? Or is it too hard to believe in a God that asks hard things of us—unpopular things and countercultural things?
We don’t often speak of the short period when Jesus was an unborn baby Himself. Maybe we should?
The world’s getting angrier and colder. We were struck by how diverse families cultivate humility through religious practices.
So many of our conflicts today stem from a mistaken, deformed notion of love—one that departs sharply from what Jesus Himself taught long ago.
As we think of Jesus during the holidays, let us consider His filial relationship with the Father and what it means to be a family ruled by love and unity.