Topics

Promises for people who are homesick at Christmas

Not long ago, a college student asked me with total earnestness, “Does saying goodbye to your family ever get easier?” Havi...

The merry-go-round of lyrics that inhabit our minds from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve is in full swing. For many, Christmas is a ...

Each Christmas, I spend hours upon hours looking for the perfect gift for each person on my list. After I got married, the pressur...

Most of what we know about Jesus’ birth was informed by storybooks, nativity sets, Christmas pageants, and the Peanuts Christmas sp...

What do you do when the happiest season of all doesn’t seem happy at all? Whether it’s a scary medical diagnosis, the loss o...

“I feel like that girl needs a friend, but I don’t have time for another friend right now.” I’m normally a...

My heart raced, my breathing was quick, and anxiety crept over me as I scrolled through my Pinterest feed. I was attempting to inspire my...

Long lines. An early morning (or late night). Frenzied crowds and major sales. You probably braved Black Friday to check off your Chri...

I hear the enthusiastic murmurs of Christmas traditions and traveling to see family, but I don’t have much to add to the conversati...

Do you remember when you discovered Santa wasn’t real? I don’t know how old I was at the time, but I remember the horror of ...

Each December, a new scandal kicks off everyone’s favorite seasonal debate: “Merry Christmas” vs. “Happ...

You decorated, traveled, ate, open gifts, and ate some more. You rang in the new year with a long list of resolutions and a plate full of...