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All year resolutions

Mussita Ng Sat 28 Dec 2019 12:28 GMT

I don't think I would call myself a full on New Year's resolution kind of person, but I sure like to see a checklist or have some ideas of what I would like accomplished in the next year.

Decking the halls of history: the origins of Christmas decorations

Anne Lawrence-Mathers | Wed 25 Dec 2019 10:02 GMT

The idea of hanging up decorations in the middle of winter is older than Christmas itself.
How to take the stress out of Christmas

Susan Barnes | Tue 24 Dec 2019 17:16 GMT

Some years ago, as we approached Christmas, my husband was having chemotherapy treatment. We decided to celebrate Christmas as simply as possible.
Why it's OK for kids to believe in Santa

Elena Merenda and Nikki Martyn | Tue 24 Dec 2019 17:06 GMT

Many children today know Santa Claus as that jolly man in red who delivers presents to children on Christmas Eve. But the legend of Santa stretches back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas.
How not to overeat this Christmas – according to science

Laura Wilkinson | Sat 21 Dec 2019 9:50 GMT

Research suggests that not only do people put on weight more quickly during the festive season but that those pounds can be tricky to shift.
Parents should encourage their kids to believe in God even if they don't, psychologist recommends

Staff writer | Mon 16 Dec 2019 13:20 GMT

A decline in religion is a factor in the prevalence of depression and anxiety among children, believes psychoanalyst and parenting coach Erica Komisar.
12-year-old boy praying to be adopted says he's trusting in the Lord

Stephanie Velez | Sat 14 Dec 2019 14:42 GMT

A 12-year-old boy who has been waiting four years to be adopted had nothing but good things to say about God when he sat down for a TV interview recently.
When we feel like we're drowning in the storm

Zack Morris | Fri 13 Dec 2019 14:28 GMT

When I was growing up, someone once asked "what would be the worst way to die." My response, "drowning." The older I get and the more I have time to think on my response, the more I realize how profound it actually was.
How to be thankful when you really aren't

Niki Hardy | Tue 10 Dec 2019 8:19 GMT

Firstly, we must stop waiting for the pages of our life to flip forward to the happily ever after we've imagined.
An alternative arrival: learning from Palm Sunday at Advent

Archie Catchpole | Sun 8 Dec 2019 13:17 GMT

For all the nativity's yuletide dominance, the quirks of the Anglican Second Service lectionary nudged a different arrival story onto centre stage on the First Sunday of Advent: Jesus's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.
Do we really know the Holy Spirit?

Shane Rowney | Sat 7 Dec 2019 15:23 GMT

One of the problems in my own walk has been a lack of intimacy with the Holy Spirit.
3 things you can do if you are struggling in your prayer life

JB Cachila | Mon 2 Dec 2019 21:12 GMT

A Christian is only as strong as his prayer life.
Revival can come at any moment

Max Lucado | Mon 2 Dec 2019 8:40 GMT

At the right hour, God will open the floodgate and release the cleansing river into society. This was the promise of Jesus.