Category: Biblical Feasts

One Season at a Time: Making a New Normal in Our Home

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Why would we welcome things into our homes for one day that we wouldn’t want influencing our lives throughout the rest of the year?

If something would trouble us in February or June, what changes when October arrives?

That question is part of why our family is choosing not to celebrate Halloween. But the more I consider it, the more I realize this reaches beyond one holiday.

Sometimes it feels as though the world is taking over our thoughts, lives, and homes one season at a time. There is always something we’re encouraged to buy, display, watch, or participate in.

I’ve started asking myself: Are we prayerfully choosing the rhythm of our home, or simply following whatever comes next?

I Haven’t Always Felt This Strongly

These convictions have grown over time.

Things I once accepted without much thought have started to trouble me. Recently, I’ve felt more and more convicted, and changes are being made in our lives.

We’re reconsidering what we celebrate, what we watch, how we decorate, and what receives our attention.

We don’t have everything figured out. Changing familiar habits can be uncomfortable, especially when those habits hold childhood memories.

But I don’t want to ignore a growing conviction simply because continuing as we always have would be easier.

I’m sharing this as someone whose own heart and habits are changing.

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Now Available: Your Free Comprehensive Biblical Feasts & Sabbath Family Study Guide!

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Hello, friends! 

If you’ve been following along with my journey lately, you know how much joy it brings me to create resources that help families walk out their faith with intention. Today, I am absolutely thrilled to share a brand-new, completely free resource with you: the Comprehensive Biblical Feasts & Sabbath Family Study Guide! 

Whether you are completely new to celebrating the Appointed Times or have been keeping them for years, my prayer is that this guide serves as a welcoming, stress-free tool for your home. 

A Gentle Reminder for the Journey

As we open up these studies together, I want to reiterate something very important to me: I am not perfect in my knowledge of these feasts. I am a student of the Word just like you, simply drawing from the best sources and understandings available to me at this time. 

I want to lovingly encourage you to do your own research as a family. Use this guide as a helpful starting point, but always test everything against the Scriptures! I also ask that you use your own discretion when choosing which activities, discussions, or crafts to participate in throughout the guide. Your family’s walk is unique, so please feel free to adapt, skip, or modify anything to best fit your home and convictions. 

What is Inside This Free Guide?

I wanted this comprehensive guide to be a beautiful, easy-to-use roadmap for your family. Inside, you’ll find: 

  • Sabbath Foundations: Simple, meaningful ways to welcome the weekly Sabbath into your home with peace and joy. 
  • The Biblical Feasts: A comprehensive overview covering the heart, history, and spiritual significance of the Appointed Times. 
  • Family-Focused Activities: Bite-sized learning, discussion prompts, and practical ideas designed to engage hearts of all ages. 
  • Completely Free to Download: No strings attached—just a gift from my heart to your home to support you on this walk! 

Grab Your Free Copy Today!

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Simple Ways to Make the Biblical Feasts Feel Special on a Budget

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There is something lovely about gathering around a table that looks a little different from an ordinary Tuesday. A pretty tablecloth, the soft glow of candles, and a few thoughtful touches can help us slow down and remember why we are gathering.

As Christians celebrating the biblical feasts, we are still learning. All we are trying to do is remember our FATHER, HIS WORD, and HIS PROMISES.

The decorations and household products shared here are optional. We do not present them as requirements from God or suggest that buying them makes a celebration more faithful. Some customs associated with the feasts developed later as traditions, and we want to be thoughtful about distinguishing those traditions from what Scripture actually says.

These are simply ways to make our gatherings feel a little more special while keeping our budget in mind.

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A Seven-Day Christian Sukkot Unit Study About the Seven Traditional Guests

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I have put together a unit study for my kiddos for the week of Sukkot. We may not get to all of these, but we can definitely try and hopefully it will give us all a better understanding of the Bible and some of the lost traditions and feasts that we need to bring back. We need to keep in mind that these are appointed days of the LORD and not just Jewish holidays… as Christians it is important to remember these days and keep them in a way that honors GOD.

Keeping Christ at the Center

Our family does not observe Sukkot as a means of earning salvation or proving ourselves more righteous than other believers. We study it because the appointed times help us understand the biblical story more fully.

Sukkot reminds us that earthly homes and possessions are temporary. God sustained Israel in the wilderness, dwelt among His people in the tabernacle, and came to dwell among us in Jesus Christ.

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.”
— John 1:14 KJV

The feast also directs our attention toward the day when temporary dwelling will give way to something permanent:

“Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them.”
— Revelation 21:3 KJV

That is the hope I want our children to carry away from this study. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph, and David all played important parts in the biblical story, but none of them was the promised Savior.

Their stories help us see the faithfulness of God. Jesus is the fulfillment toward whom the story leads.

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The Book of Jonah: A Yom Kippur Study Guide

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When & Why It Is Read

The entire Book of Jonah is read as the Haftarah portion during the Mincha (afternoon) service of Yom Kippur, right before the final Ne’ilah prayer. This precise timing catches worshippers at a peak moment of physical fatigue and spiritual vulnerability, creating a perfect backdrop for a narrative centered entirely on raw human frailty and immediate divine response.

• The Message of Teshuvah (Repentance): The core lesson of the text is that true change is always accessible and completely shifts destiny. God completely forgives the people of Nineveh the moment they alter their actions, illustrating that sincere inner transformation triggers immediate divine mercy.

• Universal Divine Compassion: Jonah struggles heavily with the reality that God’s grace extends completely beyond Israel to include foreign adversaries, underscoring that all living things are under divine care.

• The Impossibility of Fleeing: Jonah’s failed escape attempt emphasizes that no one can hide from their personal divine purpose or ethical responsibilities.

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