Maybe something in these messages will spark an idae for a holiday message.

Making Christmas Count
There are many things vying for our attention in the days leading up to Christmas. The speed of our lives tends to increase as parties, events and Christmas shopping take priority in our calendars. Remember the beautiful gift of God's Son and the opportunity to restore our relationship with Him. MORE >>

Christmas: Lost and Found
What is it that really keeps us from missing Christmas and experiencing it like it's really meant to be experienced? It is what we put at the center of Christmas that really keeps us from missing it. What is at the center of your Christmas? MORE >>

Christmas Through a Child's Eyes
Mike encourages us to live like children…to see each moment as a gift from our gracious God, to approach each day with wonder, thoughtfulness and gratefulness for the moments God has planned for our lives. The Christmas season is one of the best times to embrace the hope and grace that God offers through His son. MORE >>

The Christmas Conspiracy
Over the years, many of us have developed strategies to cope with our families not being all that we need or all that we hoped for. These strategies include pretending everything is fine, exploding in anger, burying our issues, and just avoiding the whole deal. These strategies might get us through the day, but God wants so much more for us. MORE >>

Getting This Christmas Right
It's easy for the true meaning of Christmas to get lost among the season's hustle and bustle. However, it is important to keep in mind the importance of Jesus Christ's birth on earth. Using some of the Christmas season's trappings as reminders, we can remember what Christmas is all about. MORE >>

Christmas of Another Kind
EXCERPT: What I want to ask, as we come into this Christmas season is, are we going to wait? Are you and I—are we going to wait until there’s some terrible calamity that strikes our family or some national disaster that affects our family? Are we going to wait for something like that to catalyze us to begin to value family, as we should every day? MORE >>