Discussion Resource I - Dec. 22, 2007
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The Mennonite
Dec. 18, 2007
Discussion guide for Dec. 22, 2007
How to love as Jesus loved
By Kenneth Thompson
Page 2
How have you experienced God's love this year? This month?
Is it easier or more difficult to show the kind of love Jesus' shows around the holidays?
Throwing out the tree
By Anna Groff
Page 8
How do you handle gift-giving with your family--both immediate and extended?
In what ways would you be able to "scale back" the consumeristic side of Christmas, as Tim Peebles suggests?
The Millers, the Neffs, the Bradleys
By Anna Groff
Page 10
Does your family or anyone you know celebrate on a day other than Dec. 25th? Why?
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