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A Holy night
This may be one of my all time favorite musical versions of O Holy Night (except for the fact that you don’t hear the amazing lyrics when listening to it). O Holy NIght from Marcus Hackler on Vimeo. (embedded video) O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of our dear [...]
Change the world for $10
Kevin Hendricks is always finding great ways people can make a real difference. And these two ways don’t take much at all. “You may not be able to change the world, but you can change the world for one person.” (embedded video) 50,000 Shoes in 50 Days Anne Jackson teamed up with Soles4Souls to issue [...]
The Santa clause
There’s an interesting discussion going on at emergent village about whether Christian parents should teach their children about Santa Claus or not. As someone who believed in Santa growing up, I’ve always looked upon the idea and nostalgia of Santa with great fun memories. My granddad has always played up the hopes and dreams of [...]
something beautiful advent christmas extravaganza
You’ve mailed all your Christmas cards, you’re wrapping the last of the gifts and you’re tired of all the Christmas re-runs on TV? Well have no fear, the something beautiful podcast advent christmas extravaganza is here! The podcast went live mid-day today (half a day early) and already it’s had 44 downloads! It may be [...]
More Virgin Mary, less Virgin Islands
I’ll file this under the “Guilty as Charged” file. The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, says he objects to Christmas cards featuring family photos. Look, I love family photos during the holidays. Plus, I actually read those annual holiday letters, all of which start with “What a busy year it’s been!” Seeing photos of [...]
The MasterCard commercial you’ll never see
Amount spent each year in Europe and the United States on pet food: $17 billion Cost per year to achieve basic health and nutrition for the entire world: $13 billion Amount spent on perfumes each year: $12 billion Clean water for all the world: $9 billion Amount spent on cosmetics in the US: $8 billion [...]
What kids really want this Christmas
The Simple Dollar shares several pointers on how to make Christmas much more meaningful this year. First off they note, that the really meaningful Christmas gifts don’t come from MegaMart. My wife and I take pleasure in creating homemade Christmas gifts, as do many of our friends. But even these are secondary to the time [...]
Shane Claiborne on Buy Nothing Day & Black Friday
Shane Claiborne posted a guest blog entry on the Sojourner blog today and recapped his thoughts on Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day. Loved this story :: I love the story of one pastor who got fed up with all the decorations and clutter. He began to see that we are in danger of losing [...]
Chains shall He break
I serve the king of an upside down kingdom. A kingdom where the meek shall inherit the earth, where those who morn are comforted, where the last are first, where the oppressed shall be freed. Where rather than appearing in a palace to lead his kingdom with a sword, my king came and appeared in [...]
Join the conspiracy
(embedded video) Watch the video to be inspired and then listen to this week’s something beautiful podcast with one of the Advent Conspiracy founders, Greg Holder. Let us know what you think.
