We naturally think of giving to others at Christmas. But Easter is another opportunity to share with others and teach children to give. Do you have a favorite recipe? Why not prepare it as a family and make a surprise delivery to a neighbor, hurting …
Book Review: The Parable of the Lily
* This post contains affiliate links. In The Parable of the Lily by Liz Curtis Higgs, a farmer secretly mails his daughter, Maggie, a surprise present. Young Maggie is disappointed with her gift of a bulb and dirt. She waters the bulb for a while then throws …
Spreading Resurrection Joy
Before we celebrate Resurrection joy on Easter morning, we also recall Jesus’ death on Good Friday—a day of disappointment and sorrow. Do you know someone who seems sad? Someone who is sick, unemployed, or has lost a loved one? What could you do to cheer …
Hosanna, Loud Hosanna!
* This post contains affiliate links. The hymn “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna!,” which celebrates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, makes the singer feel a part of the crowd full of hope and enthusiasm. Can’t you just imagine this hymn writer running along with the …
Making an Easter Cross
If you saved the tree trunk from last year’s Christmas tree, now is the time to make it into an Easter cross. If you didn’t, file this idea for next Easter (with a reminder in your December calendar to save the Christmas tree trunk) and …
Why Should I Go to Church?
I heard a good quote the other day . . . “God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.’” – Billy Graham This season is a good time to …
Easter Symbols
What are the symbols of Easter? Bunnies, baby chicks, and Easter egg hunts? To help children hear the true story of Easter, Family Life Today has prepared a carton of twelve colorful Resurrection Eggs®. Each plastic egg contains a meaningful object related to Easter (e.g., …
Relying on the Resurrection Life of Jesus
” ‘By this we believe. . .’ Jesus answered them. ‘Do you now believe?’ ” John 16:30. “Now we believe…” But Jesus asks, “Do you…? Indeed the hour is coming…that you…will leave Me alone” (John 16:31-32). Many Christian workers have left Jesus Christ alone and …
Will We Rise Together?
Can you picture it… For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive …
Spring Bulb Exchange
The weather is finally warming up. It is a perfect time to get to know your neighbors better and have some fun. Why not invite them over for a spring bulb exchange. Many perennial flowers are grown from bulbs. They need to be dug up …