For most of us, Christmas is a chaotic season – a holiday collision of our perfect expectations and our actual experience. How can embracing the chaos of Christmas help us understand the true context of our relationship with Christ?

Giving back to God should be a time of celebration, thanking Him for all He has done for us and returning to Him a portion of what He’s given us. So why is it so hard to be generous? What internal conflicts keep us from faithfully trusting God with our finances, and how do we overcome them?

Most things in life have well-established value. We know what it costs and we often compare ourselves by how much of it we have. But what about God? How do we determine His worth to us and how do we show it?

We are not naturally grateful – it’s something we have to be taught. We learn to say thank you as children, but is there more to gratitude? And how does our gratefulness reflect our view of who God is in our lives?