Mary’s example of “treasuring and pondering” her experiences with the newborn Messiah can inspire us to stop and savor our own Jesus moments this Christmas season.

Christ coming to earth as a baby matters for our comfort in suffering, sympathy in temptation, and eternal redemption.

Just as we love to lavish gifts on our children at Christmas, even when they don’t deserve it, so does our Father lavish his undeserved grace on us—all year long.

When we feel the pressure to “crush it” at Christmas, we can lift our eyes to the One whose perfect performance is our resting place.

Woven into the themes of our favorite Christmas movies, we find threads of a better gospel story: a true Love who comes to bring us salvation and a forever happily-ever-after.

We can help keep Christ at the center of our celebrations this Christmas season by prioritizing contentment, connection, and contemplation with our families.

When we’re overwhelmed by all we think we “should” do this holiday season, we can instead choose to remember, re-prioritize, and remove in order to keep our eyes on Christ.

In the darkness of grief and suffering, Christmas is our promise of Light. Jesus—the Dawn from on High—has come to redeem and restore all things.

The truth we celebrate at Christmas—that Christ has come to be Immanuel, “God with us”—is the truth that also anchors us through our deepest valleys.

In a season rife with pressures and expectation, the gospel gives us freedom from shame and a secure identity in Christ.

Singing familiar hymns and carols together during the Advent season can invite us into more regular rhythms of family worship throughout the rest of the year.

As our children miss a lost loved one during the holiday season, we can disciple them in the hope of the gospel and provide tangible ways for them to express their grief.