More Advent Calendar Ideas

Advent, the time of preparation before Christmas, begins on Sunday, November 29. During the twenty-six days until December 25, we study, pray, meditate, and immerse ourselves in the story of the longed for Savior, Jesus. Advent calendars count the days until...

Happy Thanksgiving and Gratitude Gobbler

“For the Beauty of the Earth, Sing, Oh Sing Today Of the Skies and of our birth, Sing, Oh Sing, always. Nature, Human and Divine, all around us lies, Lord of All to Thee we raise grateful hymns of praise.” These simple and beautiful words are from the...

Gratitude Gobbler Template

“Let us come before God with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” (Psalm 95:2 NIV) Here is a template to use for a Thanksgiving prayer. In the spaces within the turkey and on the sides of the page, write your “gratitude list.” (Or...

Despair Prayers–France and All of Us

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken us? Why are you so far from saving us, so far from the words of our groaning?* These are some of the few words I can find right now. I know that the terrorism in France is not about God forsaking us. But like the Psalmist...