Generation Change Course A nine week course for 13-18 year olds, beginning Sunday, January 13, 7-8 pm at Associated Bank Generation Change, patterned after Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, is a Bible study designed to lead teens to a better understanding of God, themselves and their money—and how it all works together. Students are equipped with biblical…
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The Christmas Story
The story of Christmas as told by the children of St Paul’s Church, Auckland, New Zealand.
This week: Monday, December 24, Christmas Eve Worship.
TV Shows with a Spiritual Slant
Be Kind, Rewind: 10 Best Spiritual TV Series to Gift This Christmas This Christmas, for the spirituality-and-pop-culture enthusiasts on your gifting list, consider the following: Be kind and rewind. Give them the gift that keeps on giving … long after the series has been cancelled. Read more here.
Reflection for a Time of Madness… by Philip Clayton
Reflection for a Time of Madness… by Philip Clayton Happy New Year! For this last Sunday, December 2nd, brought the first day of the Christian year. Four Sundays mark the opening liturgical “season” of the Christian year, which culminates on Christmas Eve. Advent means the coming or arrival or appearing of an extremely important event.…
Is There Anything We Can Know About St. Nick?
From Homebrewed Christianity: If you are wondering about the history behind Jesus’ birth story go find Dom Crossan or another historical Jesus scholar. BUT if you wanted to know about the real hero of the Christmas season you need a historical St. Nick scholar. Well you are welcome! Get ready to hear about the man behind…
Advent: a time of hopeful, creative anticipation?
Jesus is here, now. Jesus will come again. Advent is living in the hopeful anticipation and creative space between times. Christians don’t observe Advent as much as they longingly live it.
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