With Thanksgiving now behind, we begin the full-on avalanche to Christmas. My hope for you (and me) is quiet Advent moments when we mourn a messy world and look for hope in the coming of a good God. Those will be a challenge to find and the hope is sometimes hard to believe. Grace to you.
Idea One
Invite a Muslim to your Christmas Eve service. This is a good time when Jesus and culture overlap, cute kids sing and the sermon is usually brief. If there will be dessert afterwards, be sure to bring something obviously halal.
Idea Two
Our good buds at Crescent Project are looking ahead to Ramadan (February 17 – March 18, 2026) and helping us with a new Ramadan Prayer Night Experience. It is “a free, ready-to-use event kit designed to help churches gather for prayer for Muslims during Ramadan.” RPNE includes a 60-minute video with testimony, teaching, and guided prayer topics, along with a Leader’s Guide and promotional materials. Use it at church with 100 or in your living room with ten. Join me in checking it out.
Rich Advent blessings of hope, peace, joy and love to you.