This Sunday marks the beginning of Advent, and I am happy to offer you this FREE Advent Guide with short daily readings, as well as instructions for how to do an Advent wreath.

I have also updated our “Preparing for Christmas” page with some great new ideas from the web. I hope these Read more . . .

I am always looking for ways to make the holidays more meaningful, and I love these suggestions for “gratitude games” from Cook’n software. They are creative (and easy) ideas to help groups of all ages to focus on giving Read more . . .

I love to incorporate holiday symbols in my baking. It makes for great teaching opportunities with the kids. You can find directions for these cupcakes on our Thanksgiving Cupcake Decorating Read more . . .

I just added a page with instructions for making these fun Halloween cupcakes. Read more . . .

I love audiobooks, and one of my favorite companies is Christian Audio. Did you know that they offer a FREE audiobook every month?

This month, in honor of Reformation Day, they are offering “Martin Luther: In His Own Words.”

Christian Audio is also offering other Reformation Resources for 50% Read more . . .

Photo by Gabriel Jordan

I love this pumpkin! I searched the web long and hard to find good Christian templates, as well as other creative pumpkin carving templates.

Here are my top picks for the “best of the web” in pumpkin carving templates:
1.  Christian Templates, by Pumpkin Glow
2. Christian Templates, by Read more . . .

I have long heard that Halloween is pagan in origin, so I was surprised to discover the true history of Halloween. Please see my article, “Is Halloween Pagan in Origin?” at Crosswalk.com.

photo credit: jimcrotty.com via photopin Read more . . .

I am excited to announce the release of a brochure that I wrote for Rose Publishing about the history and symbols of Halloween. I spent several months researching the answers to questions like:

1. Should Christians celebrate Halloween?

2. Does Halloween have its Read more . . .

As you prepare to celebrate July 4th, I hope you will set aside time to remember the history behind this great American holiday. You can find the History of July 4th on this site, as well as the full text of the Declaration of Independence. Read more . . .

I enjoyed this video on why we use the term “good” to describe the Friday of the crucifixion: Read more . . .

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