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People from all different backgrounds and beliefs celebrate the Christmas season. But should Christians celebrate Christmas, and if so, how? In this booklet, Dr. Boice shows from the Bible what Christmas means for Christians: Overwhelming peace and joy in the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. With...

Why is this Haggadah different from other Haggadot? As there are four questions, four sons, and four cups of grape juice/wine in the Haggadah itself, I will give four answers: 1 - It is Messianic. i.e. It is intended to celebrate the life of Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah and to tie the Seder in to familiar...

So many people love Christmas, but it can also be a very stressful time. Why do we do the things we do at Christmas? And what's it really about? This booklet will help you find the answers to these questions and have a happier Christmas.

The season of Advent provides an opportunity for spiritual renewal for followers of Christ. But often what happens is that we get so caught up in the hurry and rush, the hustle and bustle, the frantic pace of the season that we emerge more spiritually exhausted than refreshed and more disillusioned...

I have often wanted to be able to read the full account of Jesus’s crucifixion rather than in one Gospel at a time, so I set myself the task of integrating all four accounts into one narrative. This is the result.

The New Covenant Passover Misnamed Easter by Orukpe Andrew is an inspirational book for the Lent. Like other great books authored by Orukpe Andrew, this book is very enlightening and motivational. We all know Easter is the celebration of the suffering, death, burial and resurrection of Christ,...

The Seductions of Pilgrimage explores the simultaneously attractive and repellent, beguiling and alluring forms of seduction in pilgrimage. It focuses on the varied discursive, imaginative, and practical mechanisms of seduction that draw individual pilgrims to a pilgrimage site; the objects, places,...

I Know: A Nativity Story contains four brief devotionals, each told from the perspective of individuals who witnessed the Advent of Jesus Christ. Author’s disclaimer: We know very little about the events of the Nativity. For example, the entire journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem and the actual...

Prophesy Unchained; is written based on events noted mainly in Revelation and Daniel, supported by all other writings of Bible Prophets. Some have said, You can't judge a book by its cover... Thomas declares that, "You cannot judge a book by a single chapter". Still - religious leaders...

This essay extends the retrieval of the Franciscan intellectual tradition into the sciences by presenting the vocation and work of three Franciscan scientists. Friar Bartholomew the Englishman taught his fellow Franciscans with the best available scientific knowledge to prepare them for preaching...

The perfect companion for Christmas festivities, this delightful gift of a book explores the rich history surrounding the Nativity. Filled with more than 75 entries featuring the fascinating details behind the story of the Immaculate Conception, Jesus's birth, the crèche, the Magi, and so much more,...

For hundreds of years ordinary folk in the small Austrian village of Oberufer on the Danube gathered in the local tavern at Christmas time to perform these plays to their neighbours. With their roots lost in medieval times, the plays gradually evolved to incorporate a unique mixture of broad peasant...

L'histoire du premier Noël pour les petits enfants, avec un texte bilingue en français et en anglais. The story of the first Christmas for little children, with bilingual text in French and English.

In this daily Lenten companion, members of the Daughters of St. Paul guide readers in lectio divina on the Scripture readings for the season. Includes the text of the Exultet with reflections for the Octave of Easter.