A few weeks ago I was reading a book by Rick McKinley called 'This Beautiful Mess'. Rick is Pastor at the Imago Dei Community in Portland, USA. I took look at the church web site and stumbled across one of their initiatives called The Advent Conspiracy.
The idea is that we give less to people who dont really need it so that we give more to people who do. I know that in this time of credit crunch, there is a temptation to do this for selfish reasons - to reduce our outgoings and NOT to pass money on to those who need it. Maybe it can be as simple as spending more time with people or making our presents more personal because we have spent time and effort making them.
Certainly this is something for you to think about as we approach Christmas.
There is a video on youtube you can have a look at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eVqqj1v-ZBU . I also hope to have a copy available on the small group web site in the near future for you to use to inspire others to do the same!
Happy Christmas!
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