In four compelling sessions, Advent Conspiracy invites individuals, families, groups, and entire churches to substitute compassion for consumerism by practicing four simple but powerful countercultural concepts.

An updated and revised version of a book that has impacted thousands of churches: Are you tired of how consumerism has stolen the soul of Christmas? This year, take a stand! Join the groundswell of Christ-followers who are choosing to make Christmas what it should be—a joyous celebration of Jesus’ birth that enriches our hearts and the world around us, not a retail circus that depletes our pocketbooks and defeats our spirits. Advent Conspiracy shows you how to substitute consumption with compassion by practicing four simple but powerful, countercultural concepts: Worship Fully—because Christmas begins and ends with Jesus. Spend Less—and free your resources for things that truly matter. Give More—of your presence: your hands, your words, your time, your heart. Love All—the poor, the forgotten, the marginalized, and the sick in ways that make a difference. Find out how to have a Christmas worth remembering, not dreading. Christmas can still change the world when you, like Jesus, give what matters most—your presence. This updated and revised version, with some all-new content, will share stories of the impact this movement has made around the globe as well as giving individuals and churches even better, more practical help in planning the kind of Christmas that truly can change the world. New introduction, new chapter and changes throughout.

"Four years ago, girl-next-door Kat Nelson had gone from being a tempting assignment to the fling P.I. Logan Carmichael never forgot. Now he'd been hired to find her by a king claiming Kat was heir to the throne. Locating her wasn't difficult. Learning he was the father of her toddler twins, however, made him ache. But his job was to protect her from a madman who wanted her dead, and keep her away from the king who needed her alive. And yet one look at his children made the steely CIA vet yearn to be more than just a bodyguard. Defusing bombs and taking out terrorists wasn't as scary as being a father-and didn't get his heart racing as much as the thought of spending every night by Kat's side"--P. [4] of cover.

The townsfolk in Hope Valley are fed up with the 10-year feud between Dru Moody and Ella Harrison. Nobody knows what it was all about—least of all their grown children, Gina and Todd! Finally, Dru and Ella’s friends decide to take action. They stage an intervention — well, kind of an intervention! They enlist Gina and Todd’s help to force a reconciliation. All they have to do is pretend to be in a relationship, their Moms’ friends tell them. How can their mothers remain sworn enemies when their treasured children are in love? But Dru and Ella aren’t won over so easily, and the goal of getting the two Moms to reconcile in time to enjoy Christmas dinner together seems to get harder and harder to achieve. In the end, will Todd and Gina become victims too?

WITNESS IN JEOPARDY It’s a typical day at Rachael Long’s day-care center—until a masked gunman tries to abduct one of the children in her charge. First response commander Jake Marsh manages to defuse the situation before anyone is harmed…but not before Rachael unmasks the would-be kidnapper. Now Jake must lead a manhunt and protect Rachael from the criminal who’s turned his focus on her. But the case is reawakening painful memories for Jake, and Rachael’s treating emotional wounds of her own. And with danger mounting as Christmas nears, they must learn to let go of the past in order to outwit a killer…and find the peace that’s always eluded them both.

United at Christmas by new life Threatened by an old enemy Neil Colton and Mayor Elise Willis loved and lost each other long ago…but desire and danger soon reunite them this holiday season. In the aftermath of an attack on both their lives, Elise reveals that—thanks to one reckless night—she’s pregnant with Neil’s baby. Nothing will prevent the lawyer from protecting the woman he loves and the child he’s always wanted… Even if it means losing his own life. From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. The Coltons of Kansas Book 1: Exposing Colton Secrets by Marie Ferrarella Book 2: Colton’s Amnesia Target by Kimberly Van Meter Book 3: Colton’s Secret History by Jennifer D. Bokal Book 4: Colton Storm Warning by Justine Davis Book 5: Colton Christmas Conspiracy by Lisa Childs Book 6: Colton in the Line of Fire by Cindy Dees

A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.