Christmas

Blog Nativity Playmates
- By Mary Beth Franklyn
- Posted on December 21st, 2011
I had to let her play with them. Fragile porcelain. Possibly antique. To her, they were seasonal dolls. Characters appearing at Advent to adorn the buffet became playmates. I just …
Blog Waiting, Waiting, Waiting
- By Jan Turrentine
- Posted on December 17th, 2011
The 1999 movie “The Music of My Heart” tells the true story of Roberta Guaspari, a music teacher in Harlem who fights to keep her popular violin program for…
Blog 7 Ways to Spend Christmas
- By Jay Cooper
- Posted on December 2nd, 2011
I stood in the aisle at Toys ‘R’ Us and I cried my little eyes out. My mom had told me that I could pick out one toy, and I simply could not decide which one to…
Blog How Does Emmanuel Come To Us?
- By Allan R. Bevere
- Posted on December 1st, 2011
O come, O come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel; that mourns in lonely exile here... When Mary wished for the coming of Emmanuel, it was very clear what she expected. She…
Blog Another Type of Mission
- By Robert Dupuy
- Posted on November 18th, 2011
Years ago, when I was working for a Fortune 500 company, I was blessed to have a very creative and supportive supervisor. She wanted her employees to not merely work for a…
Blog How Ron Edmondson Plans for Christmas
- By Ron Edmondson
- Posted on October 26th, 2011
We've learned some hard lessons when planning for Christmas. As a church nearly six years old, honestly we haven't planned many Christmases. Having planned the ones we…