While they may be the perfect complement to spaghetti, meatballs are more than capable of taking center stage at the dinner table. These flatbread-, Hawaiian- and barbecue-theme recipes show just how meatballs make a meal memorable. Make several batches of Classic Meatballs and freeze them for quick and easy meals .

Impress your family and friends with a beautiful chestnut-golden turkey this holiday season. Roasting a whole turkey is incredibly simple and offers a truly a wonderful dinner along with plenty of delicious leftovers to enjoy afterward. Savor your holiday turkey the second time around with these easy-to-make dishes.

Jesus taught that faith doesn’t have to be large to achieve great things. He compared it to a mustard seed (Matthew 17:20 NKJV). The mustard seed is quite small, about 1/8 inch around. Jesus taught us that faith, like a seed, can grow. The common mustard plant in Israel grows from seed to 10 feet tall in a single growing season. In the same way, your faith can grow very large in a short time. God gave us the strategy to build faith in His written Word, the Bible. Try a few of these tactics to give your faith a workout.

Amaze guests with one of these scrumptious, showy pies. They may look over the top, but they’re easy to make when following our instructions and smart tips.

Holiday festivities often revolve around food, but the critical reason we gather every December involves no culinary expertise. Whether or not all of your dishes come out perfectly and on time, God is thankful His children gather together for a birthday feast in His Son’s honor.

Muffins use a basic mixing method—appropriately named the muffin method—where dry ingredients combine in one bowl, wet ingredients combine in a separate bowl and then the two mixtures get stirred together. Marvel at the sweet and savory flavors of these inspired takes on the basic muffin recipe.

These easy and delicious coffee and Bundt cakes, quick breads and scones can be whipped up in a few minutes, and the results last for days or weeks in the freezer. The flavorful slices of crunchy-topped cinnamon coffee cake, rich chocolaty banana bread and tender orange-cranberry cake with citrus-infused frosting will convince you that making treats at home surpasses coffee shop menu items. Plus, the aroma from the oven will fill your home with love.

When the FBI trains the counterfeit detection agency to discern fake monies, agents study real money. The same principle applies to us: To grow to discern what is true and what is not, we must first study and know the truth. The more discernment matures, the better we clearly see what is true and what is false.

The Bible is the literal Word of God. It is to be read, studied and memorized so we might know how to live a life of joy and freedom in Christ. Unfortunately, the Bible is often misunderstood, misquoted, misused and abused—whether intentionally or unintentionally—to serve selfish purposes.

Reading the Bible intentionally requires a dedication to explore and discover the author’s message. These suggestions provide greater understanding of Scripture.

How would you like to share a meal with Jesus? That’s what Communion provides: a time of fellowship with Jesus that centers around a sacred supper. The celebration of Christ’s sacrificial death—and all it accomplished for those who believe in Him—offers a way to strengthen your faith and deepen your relationship with Christ Jesus.

Turn on the oven and celebrate fall with cakes, bread and pies featuring the season’s finest flavors. new takes on familiar spices and autumn produce are sure to delight your family and friends.

Home libraries provide all sorts of positive benefits to family life. Reading a book reduces stress levels by up to 68 percent in just six minutes, slows cognitive aging, lowers mental decline in later years by 32 percent when compared to nonreaders and can heighten connectivity in the brain where language and sensation are processed.

An organized baking center—with essentials close at hand—makes holiday baking a piece of cake! Locate a hub for your mixer, bakeware, shelf-stable ingredients and other items close to where you prep. Even small kitchens become orderly when you cluster baking essentials together in a cupboard, drawers, pantry or movable cart.

Beautiful gifts, delivered directly from Heaven, are ready for you to receive. The first, a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior, is more precious than diamonds, silver and gold. With Him, comes your new best friend, the Holy Spirit, a counselor and guide who brings many gifts. Unwrap your gifts and see how they make your life on Earth more wonderful and powerful, all for the glory of God.

As parents and grandparents, we give our kids and grandkids the best in life we can afford–name-brand shoes, after-school sports, music lessons. We want them to have better things than we had as children. But the best gift is teaching them the Bible.

Folding laundry, cooking dinner and putting children to bed may seem routine, yet they all offer opportunities to see Christ clearly in the ebb and flow of everyday life.

The Holy Spirit is your counselor, guide, comforter, teacher, coach and friend who speaks to you about your deepest thoughts and desires. Imagine it, the most powerful One in the universe has chosen you. He comes to be with you. You are His temple. Your relationship with God Himself can radically change who you are and how you see the world. Meet the friend of your soul.

Going to church has gotten a bad wrap the last few years. Why? Because Satan has been vigorously assaulting God’s work in an effort to destroy it from the inside and out. But don’t give up on church. The church was left behind by the risen Jesus to represent Him in the world. So let’s get back to attending, improving and supporting our churches, and do what He said. When empowered by the Holy Spirit, the church can change our world, including the lives of those closest to us. Here are 101 reasons to be there next Sunday.

The earlier kids see your hands at work toward giving to others, the greater chance you have to equip them for a lifetime of compassion, service and generosity.

The united states of america is built on the constitutional right to pursue a life of freedom. It is the land of the free, the home of opportunity, and unlimited choice. With these promises, one would think America would be home to the most free people in the world. but, are we really free? research, misunderstanding and heavily burdened people suggest otherwise.

Long summer afternoons offer time to work on crafts, talk over Bible stories and memorize Scripture.

The life of Jesus Christ and His return to life stand as irrefutable testimony to the truth of the Bible prophecies in the Old and New Testaments. From His birth in an Israeli backwater town to His brutal crucifixion to His ultimate victory over death in the Resurrection, every prediction was fulfilled. With all of the prophecies about His first coming divinely realized, our hope in the prophecies about Christ’s second coming stands firm.

A lilac bouquet starts with a cutting planted in good soil that must be tended, watered and pruned. When the shrub is mature, it blooms and offers a bounty of flowers—fragrant, graceful stems that symbolize love. The process God uses for shaping your life is similar. The practical tools and methods here will help you blossom as a Christian.

Many of you have unhealthy habits that you wish you could break, change or toss out the window. When you feel stressed, worn-down or worried, you often revert to a habit, whether it’s reaching for a candy bar or ignoring the Bible on the bookshelf. The truth is that changing a habit is difficult to do alone. Everyone needs help. As a believer, you have the Holy Spirit on your side, transforming you into the image of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18). The Lord will help you make the choices that enable you to replace your old habits with new, healthy ones. Here are some good places to start.

Toys can throw an orderly room into disarray in minutes. Set kids up for success by implementing a few rules:

Deep inside, we all desire to be fulfilled, to have purpose and meaning in our lives. For thousands of years, people have found answers in the Bible. Consider the timeless truths in its pages.