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From a best-selling author: Explore the rich traditions of Easter! Facts about Easter that you may have never known: Jesus' passion, crucifixion, and resurrection. The first half deals with trivia items and the history of Easter. The second half focuses on a scholarly approach to Easter: opinions of theologians and historians. Something for everyone. A must-listen!

Enjoy reading about the birth of Christ? Constantly looking for fresh sermons for Christmas? Preaching at Christmas can be one of the most challenging times of the year, mainly because most of our hearers have already heard the story numerous times already! Here are 24 original, full-manuscript Christmas sermons from a Biblically-conservative pastor with forty years' preaching experience. Each sermon is loaded with Scripture references, and you will find numerous sermon illustrations throughout. A great addition to your library, to make sure you always have a great sermon idea at your ...

Washington Irving’s Old Christmas: The Origin of Our Modern Christmas recounts his visit to Bracebridge Hall, the fictionalized but closely based estate modeled on Aston Hall in Birmingham, where he stays as a holiday guest of the benevolent Squire Bracebridge.

THE POWER OF SCRIPTURE... THE BEAUTY OF MUSIC... A GIFT OF COMFORT, UNDERSTANDING AND JOY UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN In a joyous celebration of Christendom's most sacred night, excerpts from Old Testament prophecies, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and Paul's teachings are gathered into a unified...

Inspired by a true story from the author's family, this heartwarming tale of how one small orphan girl brings faith, hope and love into the lives of a lonely farm couple in Depression-era Kansas is a reminder that God's best gifts come in the most unexpected ways. When young reporter Michelle Madison goes to Gracerville to interview the town's oldest resident, Esther Cooke, on Esther's one hundredth birthday, Michelle has no idea that her own life is about to change forever.An ordinary woman of remarkable faith, Esther tells Michelle the story of how a chronically-ill orphan in Depression-...

Over thirty-three years of ministry, God has graciously given Stephen valuable insights into the timeless Christmas story during that time. This volume compiles all three decades worth of Christmas material into a beautiful hardcover book. While it is impossible to express the inexhaustible subject of Christ's incarnation in a single book (or all the books in the world for that matter), this resource will help to focus your heart and mind on the true meaning of the season as we marvel once again at the mystery of Christ's redemptive plan.

Rev. Dr. Steve Burt, the Congregational minister known as The Christmas Story Pastor, has been sharing his emotional holiday stories - modern parables revealing the true meaning of Christmas - for 40 years in print and in read-aloud programs. Millions have heard him read his stories on radio and television, with millions more seeing them in Family Circle or the Chicken Soup for the Soul books.

Forty Days for Christmas is a 40 day devotional attempting to define the meaning of Christmas using Scripture, personal stories and antecdotes. A great listen for people of all walks and faiths during the Christmas season.

What do you do when Christmas hurts? When everyone else is celebrating and you're barely surviving. When the songs about joy feel like mockery. When you're sitting at a table with an empty chair, fighting to stay sober through another holiday season, or forcing a smile while dying inside. This isn't a book about fixing yourself. It's a book about permission. Permission to hurt during the season when the world demands joy. Permission to acknowledge the empty chair, the barren place, the crushing weight of depression that doesn't take a holiday. Permission to be honest about where you really ...

Are you looking for a way to set your focus on the true meaning of Christmas, but don’t have a lot of time? Do you want something simple, that you can accomplish easily, yet you want it to add a sweet and satisfying component to each day as you move through the Christmas season? Are you looking for easy-to-implement activities that you can do as a way to emphasize the spirit of Advent? The beginning of Advent marks the first day of the Christian calendar and is a period of anticipation and preparation for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

It’s that time of year again, and with excitement and high expectations, Rose has planned the perfect Christmas for her family and friends. But when she feels them drifting away during a time that should celebrate togetherness, Rose is forced to slow down in the most unexpected way. In this...

Celebrate the True Meaning of Christmas with This Comprehensive Advent Devotional Are you looking for a meaningful way to prepare your heart for Christmas? Do you want to move beyond the commercialism of the holiday season and focus on the miraculous story of Jesus's birth? The Advent of Jesus: A Devotional Celebrating the Coming Savior offers a transformative journey through Scripture that will revolutionize how you experience the Christmas season. What Makes This Advent Devotional Unique: Multiple Perspectives: Experience Jesus's arrival through the eyes of Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, ...

When Jerry DeShazo swerves to save a child and crashes into a tractor in small-town Texas, he accidentally becomes the Christmas miracle Suttonville didn't know it needed. One stranger. One grateful town. And enough holiday chaos to make Santa himself need a donut and a nap. In the heart of Texas, Suttonville sparkles under Christmas lights, but nothing prepares this quirky town for Jerry's arrival. His heroic crash doesn't just crumple a tractor — it sets off a hilarious chain reaction that turns the entire town upside down. Rick Keaton, the local reporter with a personal vendetta ...

This book was written to create fresh wonder and awe about the story of Christmas in your heart and mind. Drawn from several translations of Scripture and Biblical, historical research, this book offers a fresh retelling of the well-known Christmas story as written in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. In a format conducive to the celebration of Advent, families seeking to incorporate a Biblical Christmas tradition into their holiday festivities, will also be able to use this book year after year, to emphasize the true meaning and personal impact of Christmas.

These never before released lectures are considered by the thousands who have heard them to be profound and illuminating. Originally released by the Philosophical Research Society, Better Listen! is pleased to make available to the wider public a series of very special edition audio recordings from Manly P. Hall.

This year is your chance to take back your holidays. Not-your-typical Martha Stewart holiday planning, this audiobook gives you insights to your favorite holiday traditions, practical tips for creating pockets of peace for your family, and ideas for sharing a stress-free Christmas with your loved ones. Bring the true presence of Christmas into your home this year.

Through the ages, many stories have been told about Mary, Joseph, and the birth of the Messiah. Stories of shepherds and sheep, kings, angels, and stables. But there is one story that has never been told. One story that has remained hidden in the fabric of time. The story of The Swaddling Clothes.

For more than 30 years as a roving reporter, AP special correspondent (and legendary storyteller) Hugh Mulligan wrote witty, quirky, and sometimes poignant Christmas columns from many distant datelines. Whether he was writing from London or Austria, Israel or Vietnam, or the snows of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic, Mulligan managed to capture the essence of the holiday spirit for all to enjoy.

Since the first Christmas, angels have been delivering messages of God's extravagant love. They watched over the Christ Child so long ago, and they are watching over us all today. We Hear the Christmas Angels presents inspiring, personal stories of angels still delivering tidings of comfort, protection and joy, particularly at Christmas time.

Feeling a chill amidst the warmth of the season? Sensing a shadow lurking behind the tinsel and lights? Experience the darker visions hidden within our brightest holiday. Come listen to the water ghost's story as she spends Christmas Eve haunting Harrowby Hill.