Do you love to relax with a cup of hot chocolate or a big bowl of popcorn and watch a family Christmas movie with your grandchildren? If so, have you thought about how movies can serve as conversation starters? During the Thanksgiving holidays, my husband and I...
Every grandparent wants to see their grandchildren grow up confident, kind, and strong enough to handle whatever life throws their way. The world they’re growing up in can feel uncertain pressures, distractions, and shifting values are everywhere. But the good news is...
Today’s Thanksgiving celebrations are quite different from the first one when Pilgrims harvested a bountiful crop after months of near starvation, disease, and death. With their newfound Native American friends, they gathered for a days-long feast in honor of God’s...
God’s presence is a mysterious concept. The Bible teaches us that God is omnipresent. This means God exists beyond the constraints of time and space, always being fully present in very place at all times. This not only applies to God as the Father (Jeremiah 23:23-24),...
Let me clarify any misconceptions: I am neither crafty nor clever. For example, I once led a women’s retreat in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In the evening, after my lessons and small-group sharing were done, the women kindly asked me to join them in...
In the month of November, the word “thankfulness” is frequently bandied about. Indeed, it is a very important character trait. More than that, thankfulness is not simply an option for Christians; it is a duty and command of God. In I Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV),...