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Advent Conspiracy
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:00AM Maybe it is the face of the stranger with the suitcases that is haunting me. Or just maybe, it is the Holy Spirit's continual nudge to do something different this year for Christmas. Either way, I am realizing that many people need things and frankly, I don't need them nearly as much, if at all.
With the stores already filled with Christmas gifts, mailboxes filled with Christmas catalogs, and credit card companies filled with credit limit extension requests, how are you going to approach buying gifts this Christmas?
Before you decide, please watch the video below and click on www.adventconspiracy.org. See what buying one less gift this year could do when you give that money to a worthy cause for Christ. May we all "worship fully, spend less, give more, and love all."
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Reader Comments (4)
Wow, thats awesome!! It's so true too!!!
That was so perfect!! Thanks for putting us in the right mindset!!
Well made video. Nice job of using the music to match the text presentation.
I have long desired for the church to return observing Christmas as the season following advent, instead of Dec 25th being the cap of advent and then a big let down. During that let down time, the church could really shine as celebrating the birth of Christ for 12 days, leading up to His Epiphany. Advent would then become much more a time of preparation and anticipation as we celebrate even longer. This would be a wonderful time for giving (such as to the project advertised in the video) as God has given to us in His incarante Word.
Living in Egypt I am witness to the poor in a day by day routine. One US dollar is worth approximately 5.5 Egyptian pounds. So little can go a long way here but it can be the same in the states. Could not our gifts become more simple in order to be more sensitive to others? Less elitist and more compassionate? As an educator I used to instruct my National Honor Society students to think about doing one simple act of kindness a day. Giving to international programs are great. However, do not overlook the need in your neighborhood. Let's do our good acts quietly. The holidays compounds our senses to the poor and needy. Each year whether it is in the states or in a third world country, poor is poor and it just does not stop on December the 26th. Thank you for sharing this and I hope it raises those who sees it, to act as God would have us act as Christians.