Planning Ahead for the Holidays

It might feel like fall just started (or if you live in Florida, that summer never left), but the Holiday season is right around the corner. Today I share some ideas for how you can set up your family to enjoy each other more, consume less, and make Jesus the true center of the season.

You cannot be passive in the struggle against consumerism in your life.  If your standard is whatever anyone else is doing for their kids, you will not win. Share on X

Highlights of the show include:

Why experiences are better gifts than stuff
Developing a “one in, one out” rule for possessions in your home
Taking a family mission trip
Aiming for gifts that stir creativity or unite in relationships
The “3 gifts only, because that’s all that Jesus got” principle
Make a big deal about what you are getting Jesus for Christmas
- Practicing Advent as a family
- Reading God’s word as a gift to Jesus
- Pick a family to bless
- Go together with your church to do big things for Jesus
- Pick a place to serve
- Bless the poorest of the poor