<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 12Five Proverbs about Justice & Equityfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 16:8 | Proverbs 17:15 | Proverbs 21:3 | Proverbs 28:5 | Proverbs 29:26-27Reflect“That’s not fair!” If you have kids or are around them...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 11Five Proverbs about Generosityfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 11:24-25 | Proverbs 19:17 | Proverbs 22:9 | Proverbs 28:22 | Proverbs 28:27ReflectWhen it comes to investing, we like to be able to see the return...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 10Five Proverbs about Integrityfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 11:1 | Proverbs 16:13 | Proverbs 17:20 | Proverbs 20:17 | Proverbs 26:18-19ReflectWhen it comes to our integrity, Proverbs warns us that stakes are...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 9Five Proverbs about Our Wordsfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 12:18,22 | Proverbs 15:23 | Proverbs 18:6-8 | Proverbs 18:21 | Proverbs 21:23ReflectWhen it comes how we use our words, Proverbs speaks in colorful...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 8Five Proverbs about Moneyfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 3:9-10 | Proverbs 6:1-5 | Proverbs 13:11 | Proverbs 15:16 | Proverbs 23:4-5ReflectSince the book of Proverbs was written, a few things about money have...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 7Five Proverbs about the Wise vs. the Foolfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 10:8 | Proverbs 10:23 | Proverbs 17:10 | Proverbs 28:26 | Proverbs 29:11ReflectThe word “fool” is used at least 40 times throughout the...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 6Five Proverbs about Family Relationshipsfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 4:10-12 | Proverbs 17:1 | Proverbs 17:6 | Proverbs 22:6 | Proverbs 29:17ReflectIf you are a parent or mentor, you understand the longing...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 5Five Proverbs about Humilityfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 15:33 | Proverbs 16:18-19 | Proverbs 22:4 | Proverbs 25:6-7 | Proverbs 27:1-2ReflectHumility is a tricky character trait to measure. Self-abasement,...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 4Five Proverbs about Friendshipfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 13:20 | Proverbs 17:17 | Proverbs 18:24 | Proverbs 27:6 | Proverbs 27:17ReflectWhat do you look for in a friend? Loyalty? Fun? Shared interests?...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 3Five Proverbs about Angerfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 12:16 | Proverbs 14:16-17 | Proverbs 15:1,18 | Proverbs 25:28 | Proverbs 29:22ReflectYou wake up with a headache, accidentally slam your finger in the...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 2Five Proverbs about Diligencefrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 6:6-9 | Proverbs 12:11 | Proverbs 14:23 | Proverbs 22:29 | Proverbs 24:30-34ReflectThroughout the book of Proverbs we see the choices and...
<Back to Reading Plan OverviewDay 1Five Proverbs about Wisdomfrom the Proverbs reading planRead the Word Proverbs 1:5,7-9 | Proverbs 2:1-12 | Proverbs 3:1-8 | Proverbs 9:10 | Proverbs 12:15ReflectHave you ever received some really great advice? A pithy statement...
We finish up our Christmas season celebration in Matthew 2:1-12. We see how the announcementof Jesus’ birth was far-reaching. Wise men from the East saw a star that set them on an adventure to find a promised king of Israel. We’re not sure how long it took, but when...
In week three, we head to the familiar Christmas passage in Luke 2:1-20, where we read how Jesus was born in Bethlehem! We find that God didn’t announce Jesus’ birth to kings or government officials. Rather, God sent an angel choir to announce this news to a bunch of...
Keepsake: Christmas Card UpcycleI love receiving Christmas cards, but I always find myself at a loss with what to do with them once the season has ended. It doesn't feel right to throw away lovely cards that people took the time create and send, but saving them in a...
Remake: Social Media Gift Exchange Two things Sherri Edmond's husband Paul loved before he died in 2013 were Christmas and anonymous acts of kindness. Since Sherri and Paul never had children, she found herself both lonely around the holidays as well as looking for a...
Bake: Peanut Butter Cracker CookiesJolita Peterson's father grew up Amish as one of 16 kids. These cracker cookies were an inexpensive way for his family to come together in making them by the hundreds to share with neighbors and friends at Christmas. Jolita remembers...
In week two, we turn to Luke 1:26-56. The Messiah had been promised for generations, but no one would have guessed that God would use a young woman to bring that promise to fulfilment—including that young woman herself. Mary was awestruck when the angel came to...
Remake: Operation Community Christmas I first discovered Operation Christmas Child 10 years ago – it quickly became one of my favorite holiday traditions. OCC is an annual program that collects shoeboxes filled with gifts and delivers them to children in need around...
In our first week, we start in Luke 1:5-25, 57-66, where we find Zechariah and Elizabeth. They were unable to have children. On top of that, they were older, and having a child of their own seemed impossible. Then one day, an angel came to Zechariah and told him that...
Bake: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip BreadStephanie Saltz grew up watching her mother bake pumpkin chocolate chip bread instead of cookies each Christmas. "At the time I thought we were being ripped off," she says. "All of the other families I knew made cookies at...