And Also With You Jesus is the Reason for the Season ... but like, in a cool way (with Meredith Miller!)
Nov 17, 2025
Meredith Miller, a pastor and author known for helping families nurture faith without the need for healing, joins the discussion. She tackles the complexities of 'Jesus is the reason for the season' amidst holiday commercialization. Meredith shares practical tips for instilling a meaningful faith in children, emphasizing joy versus stress during the holidays. She critiques traditions like 'Elf on the Shelf,' highlights the importance of teaching compassion towards differing values, and promotes the idea of breaking down the nativity story for deeper understanding.
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From Teen Volunteer To Author
- Meredith Miller began in church kids ministry as a teenager and built expertise over many years of practice and research.
- Her work grew into writing Woven after noticing a need for non-cookie-cutter approaches to raising kids in faith.
Inventory Your Holiday Commitments
- Sort your holiday activities into what you genuinely love and what you can ditch to reduce frenzy and preserve the sacred heart of the season.
- Experiment with small boundaries like muting commercials or a no-buy decoration year to protect your family's pace and joy.
Ordinary Practices Reveal The Incarnation
- Living ordinary life as if God is near makes the season coherent rather than frenetic or performative.
- Over-the-top holiday frenzy contradicts the incarnational, life-giving invitation at Christmas.
