Do you have the Christmas Spirit?
Would you know the Christmas Spirit if you saw it? It is fast becoming an endangered species in our culture today. We slash at it unintentionally with questions like, “What do you want for Christmas?”
Yet the true spirit of Christmas is a spirit of giving… it is evidenced best in a generous heart. It shines out with stark clarity... >Read More
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Connecting at Christmas
My girls still speak of that Christmas when our goal kept us connected. It seemed like the busy season always scattered our family in activities and left us feeling disconnected from one another. As a Christian parent I felt it was my duty to pull us together – somehow.
In this effort three years ago, I was talking to my... >Read More
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Brighten the Holidays for Those Living Alone
There’s no place like home for the holidays. That is, unless the holidays find you home alone. Every year more and more seniors and young adults find themselves spending the holidays alone. At a time when families come together to catch up on the latest news, create lasting memories, and just enjoy each other’s company, untold numbers of singles...... >Read More
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Celebrate the Season
Tis' the season to entertain. These days, "being jolly" has taken a back seat to the multitude of parties, plays and dinners we attend every Christmas. But no other time of the year is better suited to sharing Christ with our friends and family than the season that celebrates His birth.
Everyone loves a party. So why not take the... >Read More
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Christmas in America
Here we go again. That time of the year when I try to shed my childhood silliness. I walk fast through the cluttered retail stores. I am a serious woman, full of purpose, goal-oriented, clutching a Shopping List. I'm the kind of lady who has no time for peering in cute windows. The ones with laughing Santas, Rock-n-Roll Santas,... >Read More
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Tips for Hosting a Christmas Coffee
Entertaining involves outer trappings; hospitality involves the heart. Where entertaining is an event that requires resources, hospitality is an invitation to friendship. This hospitality event is designed to provide an opportunity to build relationships with neighbors. It is a casual social night that will include a brief time for you to share...... >Read More
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Christmas Gatherings
Christmas is a wonderful season to share Christ's message in a meaningful way. People's hearts are unusually open and warm to spiritual thoughts and to being together.
A Christmas Gathering is a gathering of friends or neighbors in an individual's home. The party features delicious holiday food, some spontaneous sharing of Christmas traditions,...... >Read More
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