The original story of Christmas. I encourage you to read this on your own and with your loved ones as you celebrate this day. The Birth of Jesus  1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius…

The USA Today reported the findings of a new holiday survey over half (56%) of 18-29 year old Americans believe Christmas is not primarily “religious.” To quote LIfeWay president Ed Stetzer, “A lot of Americans celebrate Christmas like they participate in yoga: unaware and unconcerned about its religious roots.”  But let us be clear: Christmas is…

A great inspirational video about the right kind of change for the Christmas season. Take a moment and be inspired to change Christmas for someone in your world this holiday. Christmas Change from Kujilana on Vimeo. +++ DILLON BURROUGHS is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist Faith. Dillon served in Haiti following the epic…

Many of you enjoyed yesterday’s post from Dan King, co-founder of ActivistFaith.org. Here is the rest of the story of what his family is doing to highlight their faith in practical ways this Christmas season. My seven (and a half) year old son picked up the gift catalog from Heifer International and asked me what…

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