Solzhenitsyn’s ‘In The First Circle’ Is A Surprisingly Appropriate Advent Read
The book asks, ‘How do you go on living when suffering and injustice will follow you all the way to the grave?’
A No-Fail Christmas Caroling Guide For Even The Most Bashful Singers
Here are some common carols (and tips for how to sound good) that can help set your caroling plans in motion this holiday season.
If You’re Sick Of Pointless Holiday Songs, ‘Hymns And Carols’ Has You Covered
If you’re desperate for an alternative to the thin musical gruel of holiday playlists, then the hymns and carols of Advent offer a remarkable and lovely respite of truth and preparation.
Stop Coming Up With Christmas Parties For My Family To Attend
December is now a string of days on which to go to parties, buy presents for parties, bake cookies for parties, shop for ugly sweaters to wear to parties, and clean up after parties.
Read The Gospels To Discover The Jesus Nobody Likes To Talk About
The Christian church year marries the Christmas season with looking forward to the end of the world. It’s not just cuddly baby Jesus, but Jesus the eternal judge. And it makes sense.
What I’ve Learned About Christmas From Marrying An Advent Stickler
Even though we still sometimes disagree about the details, I’ve come to be grateful that my husband has always insisted we celebrate Advent first. Here’s how we do it.
5 Ways To Decorate And Meditate During Advent
Decorating your home intentionally for Advent, and not Christmas, can help you relax, breathe, and enjoy this time with friends and family.
24 Quality Christmas Books To Read Instead Of All The Smarmy Garbage
Sharing gorgeous pictures and well-crafted stories with our children is an excellent way to combat the dehumanizing habits and beliefs that make our world shrill, angry, and sad.
The Winter Solstice Reminds Us That Darkness Can Be A Gift
Darkness reminds us of our own limits, the finite nature of our reasoning—and of the light that can penetrate even the blackest of moments.
This Christmas, Let’s Take A Break From Social Media
There’s nothing wrong with occasional Facebook posting and Twitter statuses. But Christmas is about embodiment: it calls for presence.
7 Ways To Put Jesus Back Into Christmas This Year
If you are a Christian—and last time I checked Christmas was still a Christian holiday—it matters not whether your Christmas is simple or sumptuous as long as it is sanctified.
Why Santa Claus Without Jesus Is Cultural Appropriation At Its Stupidest
Modern pop culture has turned Santa into a figure almost completely removed from his origins, and it’s time to go back to the beginning and remember the real Saint Nick.
Winter Is Coming: Advent Brings The Light When Darkness Grows
Lights do not shine in darkness unless darkness predominates. Darkness is how we come to know that light, not darkness, has positive substance, a substance not to be taken for granted.
16 Lovely Songs You’ll Want On Your Advent Playlist
We cheat ourselves when we go straight from Thanksgiving to Christmas without fully appreciating the opportunity Advent offers for reflection, preparation, and joyful anticipation.
5 Easy Ways To Observe Advent So You Can Enjoy The Christmas Season
Far more than just a pre-Christmas warm up, this season in the church year is worthwhile to celebrate and observe, all on its own. Here are some easy ways.
Our Family Stays Sane For Christmas With This Advent Plan
Centuries of Christian tradition with some modern tweaks help our family prepare for and celebrate Christmas as it was meant to be.
Celebrate New Year’s With Christmas In Mind
For New Year’s resolutions, you can’t beat emulating Mary and Joseph, who rival any contemporary ‘lifehacker’ or productivity guru by living with clarity, goal-directedness, and discipline.
7 Ways To Simplify Your Christmas
Here’s how the overstressed, overscheduled person should handle Christmas. Remember: Don’t sweat the small stuff. And it’s almost all small stuff.
10 Simple Ways To Celebrate Advent
Swing into Christmas with joy instead of frenzy. Here are ten ways to help you marinate in the season with Advent.
Nobody Is Actually Upset About The Starbucks Cup. Stop Saying Otherwise
The media inform us Christians are upset about Starbucks cup for making Christmas even less religious than normal. The evidence is sorely lacking.
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