Black Friday reflection: Stewardship in the Advent season
It's Black Friday! Thanksgiving is over, and Christmas is on the horizon—but unfortunately,...
Articles on Christmas
Here are a few Christmas articles and resources for you on this last Friday before Christmas....
Journey to Christmas with an Advent reading guide
Now that December is here, one cultural event commands our attention above all else: Christmas!...
The strange season of Advent
We're well into the Advent season, the period of time leading up to the Christmas celebration....
The Christmas story, as told by the original participants
The Christmas story contains some of the most memorable characters of all time: the virgin Mary,...
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Scripture for Christmas
"For unto us a child is born ...." Read this wonderful, traditional Christmas scripture from Isaiah 9:6-7.
http://biblica.com/niv/passagesearch.php?passage_request=Isaiah+9%3A6-7&kjv=yes
The Birth of Jesus
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken .... Read more from Luke 2:1-20.
http://biblica.com/niv/passagesearch.php?passage_request=Luke+2%3A1-20
Youth Ministry Exchange - Ringing in Christmas
A few CD reviews of Christmas Music from Amy Sondova of Youth Ministry Exchange.
http://ymexchange.com/Resource-Reviews/Ringing-in-Christmas-with-Relient-K-Bebo-Norman-...
Think ye green (and Christ is born)! » GetReligion
A post by tmatt on the Pope's annual Christmas address and how it was received by the news outlets.
http://getreligion.org/?p=3003
For the life of the world » GetReligion
A post by Mollie about the Iraq War as reported by Damien Cave in the New York Times. "One of his two stories for today’s paper is about a Christmas service in Baghdad. Cave skillfully packs details into his account of the festival service"
http://getreligion.org/?p=3004
Let Dallas be Dallas? » GetReligion
A post by tmatt on the Dallas Morning News newspaper reporting on winter solstice over Christmas.
http://getreligion.org/?p=3007
Incarnation? What Incarnation? » GetReligion
Mollie posts on the lack of reporting on the Incarnation in Christmas reporting.
http://getreligion.org/?p=3005
The Awestruck Apathy of Christmas
Somewhere between the heaps of wrapping paper, metallic bows, feather trees, holiday sales, and presents, we’ve lost it. We’ve lost our sense of awe at the miracle of Christmas.
http://ymexchange.com/Youth-Ministry-Articles/The-Awestruck-Apathy-of-Christmas.html?ed=1
A Slice of Infinity: The Mission of Christmas, by Betsy Childs
A Christmas reflection article from Betsy Childs of RZIM.
http://rzim.org/slice/slicetran.php?sliceid=1053
Just Thinking - The Silence of Christmas and the Scream of the Tsunami: Soul-Speak in a Su
An article from RZIM about the resistance to Christian vocabulary during the Christmas season.
http://rzim.org/resources/jttran.php?seqid=101