Advent Stories

Advent

Charleton Heston on John the Baptist. Charleton Heston describes his experiences portraying John the Baptist in the movie "The Greatest Story Ever Told". Contributed by Bill Mosley.

Daily Gifts. Some ideas for Advent projects. Copyright 1994 by Charles R. Swindoll. Reprinted with permission from The Finishing Touch, Word Publishing, Dallas, TX. All rights reserved. Also included in Christmas Stories for the Heart, by Alice Gray, pp. 121-122. Copyright 1997 by Multnomah Publishers, Sisters, OR. (These resources and many others, including a package of the Stories for the Heart books, are available at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.)

The Last Straw. How one family prepared for Christmas. Copyright 1979 by Paula McDonald. Interested parties can contact the author via e-mail at 102526.356@compuserve.com or at 416 W. San Ysidro Blvd., Suite L724, San Ysidro, CA 92173. From Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul, pp. 68-77, copyright 1997 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery and Nancy Mitchell. Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL. (This resource, along with a specially-priced package of the Chicken Soup books, is available at a discount through the <Homiletic Resource Centerdeaconsil.com/catalog/index.html">Homiletic Resource Center.)

The Meaning of Advent, copyright 1991 by William J. Bausch. Reprinted with permission from Telling Stories, Compelling Stories, pp. 132-137., Twenty-third Publications, Mystic, CT. This resource, as well as many others including a specially-priced package of Fr. Bausch's hHomiletic Resource Centerble at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.

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