Holidays category: 1566 books

It seems that everywhere you look there is a sense of a valueless ideology that has taken over the minds of man-kind, throughout society. Just watch the programming on television, the advertisements, the main stream media, the clothing that people choose to wear or not wear, in some cases, the music...

This collection of 14 reflections, based on the scriptural birth narratives and applied to contemporary life, empower busy Christians to re-focus on the true meaning of the Advent season. Written by popular author Mary Latela, these gentle meditations are aimed at helping readers recall and reconnect with Jesus through the Christmas story.

Is redemption possible for Ebenezer Scrooge? Pastor and author Matt Rawle believes so as he discovers the teachings of Jesus in the words of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. Rawle dives deep into the dark, sad, greedy world of Scrooge and discovers a man in dire need of a second chance....

A baby changes everything, especially when that baby is the Messiah.

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....

Family problems are often the most burdensome of challenges—but they are the most important for us to resolve. In The Red Feather, Tom Elliff shares a personal story of how a red feather came to symbolize the incredible power of God’s extravagant love and forgiveness in the midst of divorce, a...

THE REASON FOR JOY is a Christmas gift book and the perfect stocking-filler. It features a festive design combined with Scripture verses, traditional hymns and quotes to inspire year after year. Experience the saving grace of our heavenly Father and the selfless love of His Son. Spend time reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas and let Christmas live forever in your heart.

‘Most people keep two Christmases. One is blazing with greens, reds and gold, a public-spirited, family affair, an undignified, unholy row – it is the Christmas we love to hate. The other Christmas is secret – blue and silvery white for those who have the eyes for that kind of thing – but...

In Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe, Dr. Erica Brown, one of today?s most sought-after Jewish educators, leads the reader on a transformative journey spanning the ten days between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur. In her distinct interdisciplinary approach, Brown presents an original...

As an Episcopal priest with an interest in the Jewish Roots of Christianity, I assembled this Haggadah for use in my Parish, St. Bartholomew’s, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. During Holy Week we have a Seder on Maundy Thursday, the evening when Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples. It was his...

Hanukkah or Chanukkah?  It doesn’t matter how you spell it. Here are a dozen humorous and heartwarming tales.   A Hanukkah Present was the finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Family Literature • The Lethal Latkes • • How Joseph Won His Bride With the...

Alleluia! Christ is risen! Easter is the most important celebration in the life of the Church. With this book of daily reflections for the season, you will unearth a renewed and refreshed spirit in your walk with Christ. These reflections are based on a lectio divina (“holy reading”) prayer method, in line with the Pauline tradition.

Jan Johnson offers an innovative Advent small-group study built around a careful contextual reading of scripture combined with the imaginative reading approach introduced by St. Ignatius. The title Taste and See hints at how readers are invited to experience the stories of the season with their senses....

What if it really wasn't that hard to find more peace, more quiet, more room in your heart for the Christ child to be born? Hawkins will guide you—calmly and simply—through the busy season of Advent, and you'll come out of the four weeks more centered, rested, and spiritually renewed. "The...