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Season of Kindness: Holiday Charitable Giving and Volunteering As snowflakes gently float down from the sky and the delicious smell of freshly baked cookies fills the air, we are wrapped up in the charming magic of the holiday season. During … Continue readingSeason of Kindness: Holiday Charitable Giving and Volunteering
Ask any mom what she wants for Christmas and she’ll probably tell you that she wants her kids to be healthy, safe and happy. That being said, moms are people, too. She enjoys receiving Christmas presents as much as anyone else. Let’s take a look at what we can put under the tree for mom this Christmas. … Continue readingChristmas Gift Ideas For Mom
Be De-Stressed, Not Distressed On this last Sunday of the year, I hope you will take some time to enjoy the silence we discussed yesterday and take some comfort from the next of our Virtues of Christmas. Tranquillity Tranquillity. Be … Continue readingBe De-Stressed, Not Distressed
The day after Christmas is celebrated in many countries as Boxing Day, but here in America, we’re often either right back to work or right back to the mall to exchange unwanted gifts. How does that fit in with The Virtues of Christmas? … Continue readingBeneficially Busy Boxing Day
And now we come full circle on the Advent wreath. The fourth and final Sunday of this season of penitence and preparation is about God’s love for us and ours for God. This is not romantic, fickle love but rather the steadfast and enduring love of חֶסֶד (chesed) and ἀγάπη (agapē). … Continue readingSunday of Love
In 1843, Charles Dickens introduced us to an infamous miser whose tale of repentance is one of the most memorable and beloved Christmas stories in English literature. … Continue readingFeature Film Friday: Scrooge
Gaudete Sunday is special for a variety of reasons. The candle on the Advent wreath is a different color from the others. The rose candle is symbolic of the joy which is this Sunday’s theme. … Continue readingSunday of Joy
For many people, Christmas just isn’t Christmas until you’ve had a chance to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” again. This classic tale of a man who underestimates his importance to others and the blessings he’s enjoyed his entire life is simply told but rich in meaning. … Continue readingFeature Film Friday: It’s A Wonderful Life
Peace is something we all seek, but so few know how to attain it. Is peace just the absence of war or is really a whole lot more? … Continue readingSunday of Peace
Based on Max Lucado’s novel of the same title, this film is a charming exploration of the theme of hope. … Continue readingFeature Film Friday: The Christmas Candle
