Why Our Family Began Celebrating Hanukkah
As I continued studying the story of the Maccabees, I also began learning about the traditions that developed around Hanukkah.
Over time, additional stories and ...
Year: 2025
What Is Hanukkah? Discovering the Story of the Maccabees
As we began learning about the biblical feasts, we often found ourselves looking at the Jewish calendar.
At first, it was simply practical. We wanted ...
Why Our Family Stopped Celebrating Easter
By this point in our journey, we had already been observing the biblical feasts for a few years. Through those celebrations, we were discovering ...
Why Some Christians Question Easter Traditions
Not long after we began asking questions about Christmas, another holiday came into focus.
Easter.
At first, it felt very similar to the questions we had ...
Why We Ultimately Let Go of Christmas
Letting go of Christmas was not an easy decision.
It wasn’t something that happened overnight.
Christmas had always been part of our lives, and it carried ...
Why We Started Questioning Christmas as Christians
As we continued studying Scripture and learning about the biblical feasts, something interesting began to happen.
We noticed that we were celebrating the feasts God ...
How Passover Led Me to Write My Own Haggadah
As time went on and we adjusted to one thing, we’d move on to the next. Eventually, that “next thing” became Passover. As we ...
The Sabbath That Became Ours
I had asked a friend about honoring the Sabbath and what the Bible actually says about it. I could only recall a handful of ...
Testing Traditions: How I Learned to Weigh Everything Against Scripture
One of the things I’ve always tried to do is look at the history and origins of a belief. Early on, I realized that ...
When My Faith Journey Became Lonely
Sad to say, my relationships started thinning out. I couldn’t share the experiences I was having without something feeling off. Slowly but surely, comments ...