For the second year, eQuipping for eMinistry is sharing Christmas-themed posts from Campus Crusade for Christ bloggers. We trust that  these posts will help you prepare your heart over this Advent season.

Best of Tour

• Betsy Guilford ~ OMW! ~ “For the past couple of years, I’ve made it a practice to choose a word that would carry me through the year.”
• maturitas cafe ~ upside down life and la vida de cabeza ~ How do you handle news of terminal cancer at Christmas time? (in English y en español)
• Thru a Dirty Window ~ God with Us ~ “We live in desperate times, which is why the promise of a Savior – Immanuel, God With Us – brings such hope.”
• Missional Women ~ He Chose the Trough ~ “Lord, what does it look like for us to choose like You?”
• Second Cup of Coffee ~ The Best Kept Secret of Christmas ~ I don’t want to give it away, so you’ll have to read the post.
• My Missing Fingers ~ Christmas Comes Once More ~ Greg’s testimony interwoven with his Christmas memories.  (This is part 2 of 3).
• Waiting on God ~ To Comfort All Who Mourn ~ A comforting perspective of the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting and celebrating Christmas.
• The Sovereign (a blog for post-Rapture readers) ~ C. S. Lewis on Xmas ~ C. S. Lewis describes an “imaginary land” where some celebrate Exmas and others celebrate Crissmas.
• Tip of the Iceberg ~ The Lightless Christmas Tree ~ Thoughts from Dayle Rogers when the lights went out on their Christmas tree.
• Outside the Box Ministry ~ Christmas Outreach Ideas ~ Doug’s blog is written for ministries and churches. Share his blog with your pastor or church staff.
• Crocker Chronicle ~ The Deeper Meaning of Christmas ~ The late Theodor Geisel, also known as “Dr. Seuss”, shared some thoughts on the deeper meaning of Christmas in his children’s classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas…
• Lines from Lynn ~ Home for the Holidays – Light of the World ~ Lynn suggests Christians celebrate Hanukkah.
• Second Cup of Coffee ~ Advent Season… Yes, Virginia, There IS Life after Christmas ~ Have you  ever thought of leaving your Christmas decorations up until Easter?
• maturitas cafe ~ loving (this) Christmas ~ What happens when Christmas normal is stripped away?
• Judy Douglass’ Kindling ~ Jesus’ Christmas Wish List part one ~ What might we give Jesus for His birthday?
• Death by Great Wall ~ It’s Jesus’ Birthday and He Doesn’t Mind ~ Why are the holidays so hard for our internationally adopted older kids?

Upcoming Stops

The tour is over, but the annual spring tour will be coming in a few months. Thanks for reading!

Recommended for Advent

• Sign up for a weekly eMail with the links to the most recent posts for this tour by checking the last box for the eMail News Alerts on this subscription form.
• Read great content from Judy Douglass on her blog, Kindling.
• Find more Christmas posts on e4e: fun YouTube videos, keeping track of correspondence, and tech gift ideas.
• Jesus Film Media’s Advent Challenge –  Every week in Advent, get in the Christmas spirit with JFM.  The first week is a challenge to post a Magdalena film clip via eMail, Facebook, or Twitter.
• e4e’s first Christmas Blog Tour
• This year, Judy Douglass is participating in the Deeply-Loved Advent Blog Hop.  Hop on over for thoughtful, uplifting posts for Advent.
• Karen Fenz’s favorite Advent devotional.

Join us on e4e’s annual Christmas blog tour.  If you’re affiliated with Campus Crusade for Christ, then submit your post ASAP to sus.schmitt at ccci.org .  Blog posts should be Christmas-themed. Please include a sentence summarizing your blog post’s content. (I need some more entries!)