Holidays category: 1566 books

Christmas is coming—break out the eggnog and candy canes! But for church communicators, this isn’t always a season of peace on earth and goodwill toward men. Christmas often means pulling out all the stops—adorable pageants, packed pews, beloved music. Not to mention planning it all on a very...

More than 400 years of the history, mystery, legend, lore, luscious recipes and more related to the Christmas season as celebrated in the lovely lowcountry of the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, and the Outer Banks, the marshes, sea, forts, plantations and more. Historical and contemporary recipes...

A Defective Santa Claus, describes one of the most beloved traditions of the modern Christmas celebration. The book reminds us of the joy children take in the holiday and the sometimes loving extremes to which parents go to fulfil that anticipation and wonder of Christmas in their children's lives. ...

Es duftet nach Tannen, Zimt und Glühwein - die Vorfreude auf das Weihnachtsfest steigt in uns auf. Wir schmücken die Stube, backen Plätzchen, besorgen Geschenke, hören stimmungsvolle Musik und halten stille Einkehr. Weihnachtsgeschichten lenken unseren Blick auf das Wesentliche dieser Zeit und...

This devotional is the perfect way to focus on the Reason for the season. On each day leading up to and through Christmas, best-selling authors Max Lucado, Billy Graham, and Anne Graham Lotz come together to help believers focus on Jesus and His gift of life as well as lead non-believers to...

Christmas or confusion, Bethlehem or Bedlam… Which will you choose this year? The truth is, we don’t have to choose, because Christmas always happens right in the midst of our confusion. God breaks into our confusion and makes himself known. Christmas and confusion--weren’t they intimately related...

Christmas is coming and Ann has found the perfect surprise for her Dad. Its a Christmas tree that was grown upside down. Little Ann knows just what needs to be done to decorate this unique tree. Shes so excited she cant sit still. Join her as she helps Mom and Dad create the perfect tree for the family.

This delightful book by Candy Christmas shares scrumptious recipes that are sure to make your family and friends feel special and loved. You can make this holiday season one your family will cherish forever. Here you'll find tips for holiday entertaining, family traditions you can make your...

Jacob Riis (May 3, 1849 May 26, 1914) is best known as a social reformer who used photography to document different social classes. In particular, his journalism and photography displayed the plight of the poor in New York City, and his attempt to help them resulted in How the Other Half Lives, a turn...

One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The townspeople wish he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children have the greatest wish of all, a deep, quiet, secret wish. Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he...

When the worst hunter in the south goes deer hunting on Christmas Eve, the last thing he expects is for a big old target to drop in his lap.  Unfortunately for Little Bobby Brown, there's just one minor catch.   Richard Alan Dickson, author of "Hank the Happy Snowman,"...

Death and Loss, are two emotions that painfully remain in our minds and hearts, seemingly forever. The personal sharing of my mothers death reaches through the gentle, loving concepts within Alices story with a hint of what is to come within the title. What greater source of peace can be offered,...

St. Vincent de Paul was very faithful to meditation, which sets a good example for us in our busy world. Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Vincent de Paul endeavors to present his thoughts in a way that can help us to spend some quiet time meditating. His thoughtful words will lead to a deeper...

In A Devotional for Progressive Christians , author Lon Chesnutt is speaking to and for self-exiles from the church who claim to be spiritual but not religious in our times. During a time of intense searching over what it means to be religious, this short book offers some hope. In a practical waywith...