are you ready for christmas?
I don’t know about you, but I love Christmas. I begin thinking about the perfect Christmas presents sometime around July. My decorations go up on Thanksgiving (but never before!) My favorite part of each day is moving our little mouse on the Advent calendar that was passed on to me by my mother. When the [...]
music + hope = water [#starboarders release]
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Every once in a while I come across a band that knocks my socks off. You know the one … great music, incredible lyrics, and just all around good people. Recently, I came in contact with a band that does more than just knock my socks off. They aren’t just a band that gets together [...]
because He came, we have peace [@bibledude advent series]
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READ Psalm 29 Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over many waters. The voice [...]
[video] christmas wishes, memories, and treats with @smalltownpoets
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In part one of my two-part interview with Smalltown Poets, we talked about how their Christmas album came together and what Christmas means to them. In part two, we talk about what they would wish for this Christmas, recall some childhood memories, and learn what treats really say Christmas for them. This was the really [...]
[video] @smalltownpoets christmas
My wife LOVES Christmas music. I do to, but she would listen to it year-round if I let her. So when I got the chance to talk to Smalltown Poets about their new Christmas album, she wouldn’t let me pass it up! In part one of this two-part interview we talk about how this Christmas [...]
what festivus should teach us about Christmas
We all remember the classic Seinfeld episode when we learn about the Festivus tradition in George’s family. I still crack up at the extreme dysfunction of the Costanza family. Probably because we can easily relate to so many things that guys like George go through as we struggle to just live our lives. Sitcom writers [...]
all i want for Christmas…
My seven (and a half) year old son picked up the gift catalog from Heifer International and asked me what it was for. So I explained to him that people like us could buy things that people in very poor places need as a Christmas gift. And because they don’t have much, then buying a [...]
[the case for christmas] conclusion
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As Lee Strobel closes the book, he points out that even with all of the evidence that indicates that it was the Messiah that was born in that manger, it is all meaningless unless you consider it in light of Easter. It’s not enough to believe that a great teacher, healer, or even a prophet was [...]
[the case for christmas] introduction
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I think that everyone knows why we celebrate Christmas… at least generally speaking. Most people can tell you all about how Jesus, the supposed Son of God, was born in a manger in Bethlehem. Even those who are not certain about who Jesus is still recognize that it is a time when we celebrate things [...]
group blogging project: the case for christmas
It’s the reason for the season… How many times do Christians make this very statement about the ‘holiday season’? There are so many traditions that surround the Christmas holiday, that sometimes the Truth about the birth of a Savior gets lost. Worse yet, many of us fall into the consumerism trap that we get even further [...]
