My older twins are turning three this month and are really just starting to "get" Christmas. So this time of year especially, I've been thinking through our traditions and trying to be intentional about what we should focus on during Christmas - and just throughout the year.

The point of family traditions is to know our family closer together all the while pointing us all back to Christ.

Traditions - and making a big deal out of certain celebrations - such as Christmas and Ester - help drive this awareness of Christ and His glory deeper into our lives. So let's jump into today's episode:

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Some ways that traditions can help our families to

Learn and remember the story of Redemption throughout history

Teach our Children God's Word

How we can cultivate our own prayer life and devotional life so that we in turn can:

Pour into our children and our families with God's Word

Some great resources for getting started

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Treasuring God in Our Traditions by Noel Piper

An Introduction to Christ in the Old Testament by John MacArthur (The sermon I mention)

Hf #18: The Ministry of Homemaking

Homemaking Foundations Podcast on iTunes

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Treasuring God in Our Traditions by Noel Piper

"God is the treasure of our lives. He is part of everything we do, think, act, and say-literally, he is a part of us. This precious heirloom of Christ himself must be passed on to future generations. But how?

"Treasuring God in Our Traditions presents the importance of passing along Christ-centered traditions and a Bible-saturated legacy in Christ to future generations. Noël Piper helps her readers recognize how the "everyday" routines of life and the "especially" celebrations of holidays and dates can be practically passed down to future generations. When parents and grandparents seek to pass along the treasure of God to their children and grandchildren, they will develop and deepen their love for him.

"When family traditions are rooted in the Bible, the next generations will see that the greatest treasure that anyone can have is the treasure of God."

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