A Christmas Message
i was at youth last friday (the 3rd Nov) and i was eating a pretzel when suddenly i realised that it was in the shape of a star...
you know its christmas when all the companies start making christmassy things, even when its still a massive 7 weeks until christmas. everybody is going way over the top, just trying to make heaps of excess money off the festivities and such, turning christmas into some massive pile of commercialistic rubbash.
last time i checked, christmas wasnt about how much money you made or how many presents you got, it was about giving and generosity and JESUS.
so, i challenge you all, what can WE do to make christmas less commercial?
<-ZAC->
ps. i love nicole!
posted by Ali @ 6:59 PM
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22 Comments:
well i saw ya post & it was really gd if i say so my self i was tryin 2 leave a post but it kept saying they couldnt complete my request
but u had a gr8 point i think u shod right it agen!!
haha as an update i did sort of...rewrite it with additions, subtractions and paraphrases. but its so true, and i was sorta ranting about it last year as well...
<-ZAC->
btw i think the above post was katters's
i couldnt post anything yesterday either. but oh well.. good point about christmas, and dont forget my birthday on friday 10.. ! =)
-steve
yeah that 1st comment was me soz
yeah, i tried posting yesterday too, but it wouldn't let me! Great post zaccy, we were talking about the TEAR catalogue in our small group on friday, and how it's a cool option instead of buying pointless gifts for the sake of it (i mean, intentional, lovingly made, or lovingly given gifts are great, but when it's a pointless routine, it's kinda lame!). so check out www.tear.org.au people! maybe you should do a spot/talk about your feelings on this issue, at youth group zac! top work mate
Mason
i love you zac
well, thanks to the poster of that last comment... lol
btw thanks to whoever edited my post THIS time *rolls eyes* nah jk its much more acceptable this way without the previous rambling thanks!
<-Zac->
eternity: smoking or non-smoking?
anyway, as a sort of response relevant to the above topic :P
all the people who go to church would probably know that every now and then we have what's called a "service service", where the night congregation go out into the community and go to people's houses and see if they need stuff done etc.
i was just thinking now that that would be a great way to get out into the community and of course there are so many needy people in frankston, in one way or another, even if they just need someone to talk to...and it would be a fantastic way to get out there and spread the word...but it definately sorta needs to be changed into something thats just a tad more youth-ish oriented
<-Zac->
the service service thing sounds like a good idea, shood start earlier tho, oh an i edited the post zaccy :)
yep the service service idea sounds awesome zac, i think that would be the best way to put the Christ back into christmas or wateva u wanna call it. it sounds like sumthin Jesus would do and its all ur points- i think giving, generosity nd Jesus
i love what you write zac, its so beautiful it makes me smile and be happy, have fun tomorow at youth
just a reminder (again!) to name your comments as well as posts...coz i would really like to know who it is that thinks what
Yeah, name your comments guys!!!
(Mase here :P)
Well, we're going to the nursing home in december to sing carols and spread a bit of Jesus there, so that's a 'service service' thing!!!! definitely would be cool to see if we can do more of that next year!
More news about the nursing home carols thing soon AS AB AND I BOTH FINISH SKOOL TODAY (LAST EXAM IS DONE!!!) so we have time to plan it now, with ryan! yay!
Cya all tonight!
mase
Yeah, name your comments guys!!!
(Mase here :P)
Well, we're going to the nursing home in december to sing carols and spread a bit of Jesus there, so that's a 'service service' thing!!!! definitely would be cool to see if we can do more of that next year!
More news about the nursing home carols thing soon AS AB AND I BOTH FINISH SKOOL TODAY (LAST EXAM IS DONE!!!) so we have time to plan it now, with ryan! yay!
Cya all tonight!
mase
y is masons comment there twice?
..i totally agree with the whole comercialising of chrissy bein wrong.. so not how its supposed to be! i found this website once about the history of christmas.. like more than just the jesus was born thing. was a real eye opener..i'll have 2 find it again 4 u..
cya's all friday! luv Amy.
It's so great to see all you guys thinking about the effects of our culture on Christmas. Keep thinking and discussing this issue, it's a biggy! We should chat about it some more at IC too!
Ali
PS: The Tear catalogue is great, as Smason wrote! World Vision does something similar, but Tear is the best! (Basically Tear/World Vision have a system where we can buy useful things for people in the two-thirds world, as gifts for our friends and families- you can buy school supplies, goats, clean drinking water, education, business supplies, toilets, the possibilities are endless! Such a practical way to help people, instead of wasting our money and resources on buying things that aren't really needed!)
i .. like you to zac..
-nicole
assuredly, i did not put that extra little p.s. on my post...i am sure it was somewhat in retaliation to my somewhat less than socially acceptable yet challenging-ish signature which was removed and replaced with the p.s. which is unfortunate... and i was hoping that i would be able to remove said addition but with the change of th eblog to a new format, all power over previous postings has been lost... which is also too bad
btw the above comment was me zac
<-Zac->
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