Author Description

Everyone has favorite memories of the holidays: a festive Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma’s house, candlelight Christmas Eve service or family togetherness on Christmas day. We want to keep our favorite tradition alive at the holidays, but it seems that with each passing year more and more is expected of our time, our energy and our finances. our harried attempts to do it all and be everywhere at once leave us exhausted emotionally, physically and spiritually. As a result, the holidays sometimes are the cause of depression, not celebration. Stress isn’t a 20th-century invention, however. In the Bible, Martha, the sister of Mary and Lazarus and friend of Jesus, experienced burnout trying to care for her family and guests by herself. In Overcoming Holiday Burnout, Don Hawkins revisits the story of Martha and the advice Jesus gave her and explains how you can cope with and even eliminate the sources of burnout and depression that rob you of holiday joy. Don Hawkins is now president of Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, Alabama and former co-host and producer of Back to the Bible radio broadcasts in Lincoln, Nebraska. He has authored and coauthored a number of best-selling books, including Friends In Deed, How to Beat Burnout, and Master Discipleship.