Hello,

This is the first year our church is embracing Advent Conspiracy and I am so excited!  I'm currently racking my brain, searching for ideas for a unique children's program that ties into what we will be focusing on this season.  Has anybody done anything that worked well? 

Thanks,

Renee

I am wondering if anyone is putting togethor an Advent Devotional that complements the Advent Conspiracy and centered around the 4 week theme of Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, Love All

The Belated Thank You Letter -

For each of your relatives, recall a memory with them from your youth in which you never said thank you. Each letter can be unique, or can simply be started with "I remember when I was younger" and then proceeded to write down as much about that memory as you can. At the end of the description, simply thank them. I would often say something to the effect of "Even thought I never properly thanked you,

It is easy for us to sound the spend-less-alarm when the economy is going down the crapper.  But I think we need to be aware that this Advent we are spending less not just to save money, or even just to give money away to those in need - we are spending less because our kingdom and king is not of this economy.  

The story of Christ's birth is a subversive story of an upside-down kingdom. It's a story of promise, hope, and a revolutionary love that is still changing the world to this day. So, what happened? What was once a time to celebrate the birth of a savior has somehow turned into a season of stress, traffic jams, and shopping lists. And when