Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year! We’ve just started unpacking all of our decorations, and I couldn’t help but smile when I came across the handprint Christmas tree keepsake I made with ...
Some were sentimental, saying Christmas is a family time, a time for children, and so on. Others were humanistic, seeing Christmas as a time to celebrate love for one’s fellow man, the spirit of giving, and that sort of thing. Others were crassly hedonistic, viewing Christmas as just another excuse to party.
When did the story of Christmas begin? Some would say it started with the promise of a child to Mary (Luke 1:30–31). Others date it much further...
All you need is a few basics construction paper, a marker, scissors, and glue to make this sweet Christmas Light Handprint Craft. It’s one of those simple, low-mess projects that toddlers actually ...
The Best of Christmas Like many of history’s most enduring stories, this one took the most unlikely of turns. A virgin woman bears a child, promised by an angel and conceived by God. Born in a crowded town near Jerusalem, the infant has for His nursery a stable—His makeshift crib, a feeding trough. But shepherds worship the boy, and a powerful king fears Him. And when He has become a man ...
Holidays and Celebrations The fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not participate in most holiday observances and other celebrations can be somewhat perplexing to a teacher. We hope the following helps you to understand why we take the matter so seriously. Perhaps to a greater extent than you may have realized, many holidays and the customs associated with them have a non-Christian religious ...