The gift beyond words: John Larsson, Salvation Army
At the first Christmas there was no disappointment. As the day dawned, the gift arrived just as the prophets had said it would. But not only did the gift arrive. To those with the eyes of faith the gift exceeded all expectation. Not in their wildest imagination had their hearers thought that the promises would be fulfilled in the way they were." Click here for the message by Gen. John Larsson, international leader of the Salvation Army.


Witness in action: Archbishop of Canterbury
"The question never quite goes away of why God made a world in which such tragedy is possible. But Christmas reminds us of the one thing we know for sure - and that is God’s way of responding to suffering. He doesn’t wave a magic wand, or descend briefly from the sky to clean things up. He arrives on earth as a human being who will change things simply by the completeness of his love."  Click here for the message of Rowan Williams to the Anglican Communion.


The one reason to withhold giving
"Rumor has it that in a local congregation people are withholding their pledges as a vote of no confidence against the pastor.  And others have been withholding their giving to synods because of political reasons. I must admit that there have been times when I considered giving less because I didn't like how a particular church spent its money." Click here for Pastor Reardon's weekly stewardship column.