Merry Christmas everyone! If you’ve been tracking the last few weeks, we’ve had posts centering around advent… here we are a day away from Christmas. This will be our final post for 2008. We’ll be bringing in some new stuff in the new year and a lot of perspective from our own community. We thought many of you would like this look at Christmas from south of the border (Mexico) featured at relevant- check it out here. In similar news, we sent $500 of the over $900 we raised at our party down to El Shaddai in Lima, Peru yesterday!!! Thanks everyone– the remainder of that cash will be covering the volunteer expenses at Safehouse. A reminder if you check this today, there’s a service @ WBCC at 530PM which should be outstanding… See you all soon, and back here in 2009!
Archive for December, 2008
the eve of the day & south of the border
Published 12/24/2008 Peru , Seasonal: He Came For This Leave a CommentTags: advent, mexico, Peru, safehouse
countdown to classy college charity christmas celebration!
Published 12/18/2008 Group News Leave a CommentTags: casino charity, christmas party, root beer keg
6 hours to go!!! We hope you’re all coming tonight to our Christmas Party @ the Kersting’s. It’s going to be a sweet night of classy fashion, top-grade dining, and casino games— all to celebrate the season together and raise $ for a gift for Peru & Safehouse volunteer expenses. Don’t miss… it all starts @ 7PM @ 4630 W. Evans Ave. Denver 80219 $20/Person…. It will be a magical night!
december eighteen & the truly poor
Published 12/18/2008 Daily Devotional , Seasonal: He Came For This Leave a CommentTags: advent, oscar romero, poverty
“No one can celebrate
a genuine Christmas
without being truly poor.
The self-sufficient, the proud,
those who, because they have
everything, look down on others,
those who have no need
even for God – for them there
will be no Christmas.
Only the poor, the hungry,
those who need someone
to come on their behalf,
will have that someone.
That someone is God.
Immanuel. God-with-us.
Without poverty of spirit
there can be no abundance of God.”
-OSCAR ROMERO
closing soul: our chat with mark scandrette
Published 12/17/2008 Interviews , Podcasts , Soul Graffiti Leave a CommentTags: amy croll, courtney brady, krista bratton, mark scandrette, mat mcpherson, sammy schutte, Soul Graffiti, wbcc college group
Well, we are done with our book study of Soul Graffiti. If you missed our last week, we got a chance to have a video chat with the author Mark Scandrette. It was a really special time for the group, and we were able to record the conversation that includes some of our own crew sharing meaningful parts of the book, questions for Mark, and comments and insight he shared with us. Thanks Mark! College Chat with Mark Scandrette (right click to download to itunes, etc. or click to listen right on your computer…)
december sixteen & a prison cell
Published 12/16/2008 Daily Devotional , Seasonal: He Came For This , Thoughts to Ponder Leave a CommentTags: advent, bonhoeffer, prison cell
“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes … and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
German pastor and philosopher (1906-1945) imprisoned and executed for his attempt to overthrow Adolf Hitler.
december fifteen & hope has answered
Published 12/15/2008 Seasonal: He Came For This Leave a CommentTags: advent, immanuel, the work of the people
We continue our varied advent entries with this video devotional from The Work of the People. Further discussion of the short video is available here.
Check it out in the “whats going on tab” at the top.
december thirteen & groves on songs
Published 12/13/2008 Daily Devotional , Interviews , Seasonal: He Came For This 1 CommentTags: advent, christian music, christmas music, sara groves
sara groves has been a very refreshing songwriter in the midst of an often very bland industry of christian artists. (if you heard Christie & Courtney a few weeks ago, that was one of her songs- “When it Was Over”) This short Relevant interview offers her perspective on the Christmas season, mostly through the songs we often use to mark it.
We couldn’t get any of her new Christmas album to post– but here’s a music video off of one of her recent albums that you may enjoy….
december twelve & peace in a face
Published 12/12/2008 Daily Devotional , Seasonal: He Came For This Leave a CommentTags: advent, mars hill, peace in a face, rob bell
Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, MI (Rob Bell) is hosting an advent blog with works/reflections from people in their community as they practice Advent. This picture was a post on their site a couple days ago, titled “Peace in a Face”. You can check out more of the blog here…
tonight. we finish. we begin. and mark comes to the table…
Published 12/11/2008 Group News , Soul Graffiti Leave a CommentTags: mark scandrette, Soul Graffiti
It’s the last call at the soul bar. 7 PM tonight. open interaction, small groups, common vows, and a chat with mr. scandrette. don’t miss out!
