Messianic hanukkah

An fun and educational poster that explains Hanukkah. Part of the Jewish Holidays explained infographic series.

How we celebrate a Christian Hanukkah!

You may have heard that many Christians celebrate Hanukkah. Although it’s most commonly known as a Jewish holiday, Hanukkah is relevant to the Christian faith. Aside from Jesus himself celebrating Hanukkah in the bible (John 10:22-23), the themes and story behind Hanukkah are reasons for every Christian to celebrate – the power and faithfulness of

The Temple had been defiled. Jewish hearts were eager to purify it and present it acceptable to their Holy God. But there was only enough undefiled oil in the Temple to last a single day. God intervened to provide eight days of light from one day’s oil until more could be made and consecrated.

Last year my family did something a bit different over Advent. We wanted to study a bit about some of the Jewish traditions that Jesus observed. While researching some history, I came across a time that Jesus was speaking to some unbelieving Jews in Jerusalem. This was in the winter at the time of the… Read More Scripture to Read During Hanukkah

Don’t hide your light this Hanukkah time, come what may. You don’t need to have a hanukkiah to take your stand against the darkness – just let your light SHINE!

As a life long Christian, I never would have thought this Jewish holiday would hold any significance for me until this year. Yet this is where my year of living biblically has led me. Here are three joyful reasons to follow our Messiah's example on Hanukkah. Jesus Participated in Hanukkah I've been a Christian my entire life. Yet somehow I absolutely never knew that Jesus played any part in Hanukkah whatsoever! In fact, I never even knew the word exhisted anywhere in the bible. Hanukkah…

Are you looking for ways to make Hanukkah more meaningful for your family? These 8 ideas for Hanukkah will make the holiday more special.