by Rev. Bill Harmon At this time of the year I often find myself spending countless hours in search of the perfect gift. Do you find yourself doing thisContinue Reading
How Do You Measure Up?
By Pastor Jon Ritner Williamsburg Community Chapel Jon Ritner serves as Associate Pastor of the Williamsburg Community Chapel. Jon is a native of the New York City suburbs but hasContinue Reading
Early is Okay
by Jalyn Ickes edited by Eric Ickes – Pastor, Waller Mill Bible Church By the time October rolled around, I had already been thinking quite a lot about Christmas. InContinue Reading
Not Alone, After All
By Rev. Allie Rosner, Williamsburg United Methodist Church Over the years, my family’s Christmas traditions have changed from time to time, as traditions do. We’ve changed when we see ourContinue Reading
For Those Who Don’t Believe: A Christmas Story for All
by Rev. Jennifer RyuFor Bible-believing Christians, the season of Jesus’ birth is a precious and sacred time. Yet, even those of us who do not regard the Bible literally findContinue Reading
Christmas
By Sister Mary Jeanne Oesterle, President, Walsingham Academy As we prepare for one of the most beautiful and joyful times of the year, we each stop in our own wayContinue Reading
Avoiding the Post-Christmas Let-Down
by Mark Hollingsworth, Pastor, Liberty Baptist Church, Lanexa There can be no question that Christmas is a special time of year. It seems that just about everybody experiences thatContinue Reading
Blue Christmas
by Rev. Max Blalock Last year, a few days before Christmas, I received a phone call from a friend. Now, here in the midst of the holidays, we are supposedContinue Reading
GIVING & RECEIVING
by Rev. Camper Mundy, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Christmas is a wonderful time of year! It’s a season marked by giving and receiving. Ultimately we celebrate God giving Himself toContinue Reading
2 Annual – The Gift 2011
We Formally Launch The Gift 2011 on Dec 1st please read the articles we have posted and come back to see more! downloadable version will be ready Dec 1, 2011Continue Reading
The Gift 2011
This wonderful collection of stories and essays remains live on our site and is free for all to read. If you would like to purchase an ebook version (which includesContinue Reading
The Christmas I Don’t Ever Want to Forget
by Eric Ickes, Pastor – Waller Mill Bible Church What could make this Christmas unforgettable for you? When asked that question, many people may first try to think of aContinue Reading
Cut the Tags
by Christoph Fehrenbach, Associate Pastor at Christian Life Center So we got a ton of stuff at Christmas. Our boys got a ton of stuff at Christmas, rather, and weContinue Reading
The Meaning of Christmas for Unitarian Universalists
by Margaret M. Sequeira, Director, Lifespan Faith Development Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists Of course I have to begin with the caveat that I cannot speak for all Unitarian Universalists. One ofContinue Reading
What’s the Story with Christmas?
By Pastor Jon Ritner Williamsburg Community Chapel Each year as December rolls around, our culture seems to dust off the bookshelves and pull down our two favorite holiday stories. TheyContinue Reading
Conceive the Impossible: Real Christmas Hope in the Midst of Real Life
by Rev. Camper Mundy, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church A friend down in North Carolina grew up the oldest of three boys. Like most kids, they all looked forward to ChristmasContinue Reading
We All Wait During the Advent Season
By Monsignor Michael McCarron, St. Bede Catholic Church Advent, that purple draped season, lost somewhere in the middle of the sales at the mall and the “no overt religious display”Continue Reading
“By Faith Abraham Obeyed”
“By Faith Abraham Obeyed” By Deacon Nicholas J. Sotack Ascension of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church 114 Palace Lane Williamsburg, VA 23185 The Christmas season fast approaches. It loses itsContinue Reading