Giving The Holy Bible - The Gift That Keeps on Giving

One of the best and most beloved gifts I have ever recieved was my families bible. Well-worn from being read so many times, I would picture my grandmother and grandfather sitting around the fireplace, reading scriptures from the Bible. I even found some amazing photographs still tucked between the pages. I still, today, treasure that bible.

A bible makes a great gift for many special occasions. One such occassion might be for a wedding. Newlyweds will want to keep a bible in the family to pass down to children or other relatives. It's nice to have family members sign the bible for an added touch for future generations.

I know there are times when we are all caught in the "what on earth would make a good gift?" delema. With the holidays approaching, followed by other celebrations like Easter, Mother's Day ,Fathers Day, Graduation and year around Birthdays and Weddings - this might be the time to buy the perfect bible on line and save. And it just may be the perfect gift. .

And remember, a Bible can be a gift to feast on, rather than a project to complete before judgement day.

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It’s almost that time of year again.  Christmas is right around the corner– I love Christmas!  Can you imagine what it would be like without giving being such a major part of it? If you are a bit jaded about Christmas (like we all can become sometimes) I encourage you to really step back and try to be more joyful about your giving. We can either choose to let the gifts we purchase be an obligatory purchase or we can choose to give a gift with love and joy in our hearts.

It's our attitude about gift giving that really matters. There is a huge difference between buying stuff that you feel (or are) obligated to, and intentionally (and cheerfully) giving something to another person. It seems like the stress of shopping, traffic, lines and mailings all add up to too much stress.  It is hard to give with joy when this is all going on.  With on line shopping there is no stress.   I think one of the benefits I like most about shopping on line is not having to prepare and wrap a gift,  drive to the post office, wait in a long line and fight traffic to get home again.

If you have not experienced the convenience of on line shopping, now may be the time to give it a try.

Jesus loved the little children. In the days of Jesus, children were not recognized and were not important. But Jesus valued them and taught even His disciples to honor them. An example of this is clear in Mark 10 versus 13 through 16. The disciples didn't want the children to touch Jesus. But Jesus rebuked His disciples and allowed the little children to "come unto him."

Passages throughout the bible remind us to teach children to follow the teachings of Christ. Children's bibles are wonderful for helping them to understand bible stories and teachings. We can also read straight from the bible and paraphrase to help young ones understand what the scriptures mean.