When the original Advent Conspiracy churches got together to change Christmas in a very tangible way—to really live out their faith through the story of Christmas, they journeyed to Africa with a team from Living Water International—the non-profit organization who digs freshwater wells in places around the world that most of us don’t even know exist. The villages they work with are so far off the beaten path, some of that original team of Advent Conspiracy folks didn’t even know if they could reach these folks to see what was...
Today we’re going to be talking about the Advent Conspiracy ‘in a nutshell’ … or how all of this could play out in our lives this season… In this Advent Conspiracy thus far, we’ve been talking about those in this world that are in serious need—like those in need of clean water (which we take for granted most of the time). And, I know that some have been thinking ‘we need to take care of our own!’ I’ve heard that said before. And, once again, that’s fine for ‘philanthropic giving’—to...
Today begins the season of Advent—Advent 2010. Can you believe it’s here? Well, let me ask you this, as we begin this season together today: Do you remember how the Christmas story goes in the Gospel of Matthew? For most of us, we’re very familiar with the Gospel of Luke and the Christmas story there—reading Luke, Chapter 2 just about every Christmas Eve since the beginning of time … but, how does the story of Christmas go … according to the Apostle Matthew? Well, it was all about a dream—the...
