Christmas

A Soup Kitchen Blessing

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Along with a hot meal, a dose of hope.

Mysterious Ways managing editor Diana Aydin

Christmas Miracles: Mysterious Ways Staffers Share Holiday Stories

Listen and be inspired as five members of the Mysterious Ways team share inspiring stories from Christmases gone by.

Peggy's pooches are all dressed up for the holidays

Celebrate the Holidays with Your Pets

By Peggy Frezon4 min read

Peggy Frezon shares how pet parents across the U.S. include their furry, finned and feathered family members in their holiday traditions.

Becky's son Samuel smiles over a plate of the cinnamon crips that he helped to make

Cinnamon Crisps

By Becky Beardon3 min read

These delectable treats will prove to be a favorite of old and young alike for the holidays.

A mother helps her children place their shoes by the fireplace on Christmas Eve

7 Pictures That Show How Children Celebrate Christmas Around the World

By Samantha Green3 min read

Who knows better how to get in the Christmas spirit than children?

Brennan (left) and Breckan have outgrown action figures but are still Nicki's best buddies

The First Christmas as a Single Mom

By Nicki Cooper5 min read

In this excerpt from Guideposts’ The Joys of Christmas 2017, a divorced mom finds Christmas joy not in presents, but in the love she shares with her family.

A family family in Christmas sweaters offers their Christmas pageant script

A Christmas Pageant Script You Can Use

By Diana Roark5 min read

Want an easy, affordable way to get your family in the Christmas spirit? Try this DIY pageant with crèche figures and candles.

Shoreys Raspberry Cake as seen in Jacques Pépins A Grandfathers Lessons

This raspberry cake is a delicious and easy-to-prepare dessert from acclaimed French chef, television personality and author Jacques Pépin that is perfect for birthdays, the holiday season or any celebratory occasion.

Ebroider artist Sarah Cline poses with a copy of Guideposts' The Joys of Christmas 2017

Sarah Cline on Creating the Cover for ‘The Joys of Christmas’

Embroidery illustrator Sarah Cline discusses her creative process and the experience of creating the cover image for the 2017 edition of Guideposts’ The Joys of Christmas.

‘The Star’ Is Bringing Us Christmas in July

By Guideposts1 min read

The animated movie’s first trailer imagines the birth of Christ from a wild, new point of view.

Guideposts: A sidewalk Christmas stand in NYC

14 Simple Pleasures of the Christmas Season

By Brett Leveridge1 min read

From Christmas trees to Christmas cookies to Christmas lights, enjoy these things we love about Christmas.

4 ways to give better gifts through prayer

4 Ways to Enrich Your Gift-Giving through Prayer

By Bob Hostetler4 min read

It is possible to transform your gift-giving this Christmas into something more. All it takes is a little prayer.