Pathways That Lead to Christ

Make the New Year work for you! I don’t know about you but I’m glad the Christmas season is over! Don’t get me wrong. I love Christmas music and some of the movies on cable TV are worth watching and quite uplifting. What I don’t miss are the endless commercials, the hype about being in the Christmas mood and the hype of working hard to make it the perfect Christmas. Also, I don’t like how some networks are pushing even more materialism for the coming year—new cars, new electronics and getting a job that make oodles more money. You can probably guess about what I might say next. You got it! I am going to do my level best next year to spend less, read more and make my life more enjoyable and fulfilling. Here is a small list of how I am going to accomplish this: 1.     My first priority is to pray each morning and night and read scripture from the Bible. I am doing this now but my plan is doing more each day the coming year. Actually, I am going to start this now. 2.

This is a wonderful post online that I would like to share with you. This post comes from  by  Stewardship Team  on December 2, 2015   1. Celebrate Jesus’ Birthday Instead of a pie at Christmas dinner, bake a birthday cake and let the kids decorate it. Then round out your meal by singing “Happy Birthday” to Jesus. Just don’t try sticking a few thousand candles on top. 2. Read or Watch  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever This ’70s children’s classic by Barbara Robinson (made into a TV movie in 1983) is substantial enough to be a favorite of adults too. It reminds us that  Christmas is the perfect opportunity to love the unlovable and to share the story of Christ’s birth with them . You may have something to teach, but you’ll probably learn a thing or two about love and acceptance as well. So snuggle up with some cocoa by a warm fire and enjoy this story as a family. 3. Tame the Gift Monster by Instituting a Three-Gift Rule If we aren’t careful, kids can begin to see Christma