Holidays category: 1566 books

The date of Easter is different every year. Not only does the date change because Easter is always on a Sunday, but also because it's always the date of the first full moon after the spring equinox. That means it can be anytime between March 22 and April

This book serves to present the biblical account of the Christmas story in chronological order, as recorded in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, so as to provide the reader with a seamless narrative. It also explores the background to the nativity event as celebrated throughout the world in order to...

The Lenten Triodion exhorts us, “Let us observe a fast acceptable and pleasing to the Lord.” Using hymns from the Triodion and the Scripture readings appointed for the season, Meditations for Great Lent shows us how to make our fast acceptable: to fast not only from food but from...

You want Christmas to be meaningful and memorable—and that’s the idea behind Our Family Christmas, a“memory-making devotional” for families with children elementary age and younger. In 28 thoughtful readings, you’ll see the true meaning of the holiday, and be encouraged to perform simple...

Each year on Good Friday and throughout Lent, Christian congregations all over the world walk the Stations of the Cross, a commemoration of Jesus' walk to Calvary. In Walking the Way of Sorrows, artist Noyes Capehart and writer/journalist Katerina Whitley provide a fresh resource for congregations...

“Living Hope” uses short quotations, Bible verses and colorful photos to help children understand the amazing love of God that led Jesus to the cross. Topics covered include God’s love, forgiveness, love and concern for others, salvation and trust in God’s care and protection. The book is...

My mother, Lovella Bagley had ten children. She taught her family about Jesus and the biblical principles of His word. Her dream was to write a book about her husband and all her children. She was married to Lee Earnest Bagley, Sr. for sixty-five years; he went home to be with the Lord on December...

These creative resources will engage your congregation through the most important season of the church year. There are descriptions of dozens of stations, covering Shrove Tuesday through to Easter Sunday, along with tips on how they can best be used. They are clearly described, simple to set up and...

This beautiful book makes a wonderful gift for family, friends, and neighbors to remind them of the reason for the Christmas season.

As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them . . . —John 17:18 God sent Christ at Christmas. In turn, Christ sends us into the world to be his hands and feet, head and heart. Dynamic pastor Jorge Acevedo leads us on a 5-week Advent journey to discover how, where, and why we are sent....

Two months married, Rozene and Mike Carson must now face the challenges of raising their four newly adopted teenage girls. As Mike, pastor of the Assembly of God church in Sweetland, prepares for the upcoming Easter Season, Rozene learns to cope with the duties of being a pastor’s wife. Both are...

Many have called the psalms a 'school of prayer' and indeed St. Augustine in his Confessions wrote that the psalms could be a stepping stone to deeper conversation with God. These ancient words from Scripture mirror our own thoughts and emotions—celebration and praise, suffering and lament, gratitude...

"Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you...I tasted you, and feel but hunger and thirst for you. You touched me, and I am set on fire to attain the peace which is yours." Augustine of Hippo is arguably one of the most influential Fathers of the Church,...