Elevate Student Ministries » Christmas http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog elevating a generation Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:05:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Were You This Grateful This Holiday Season? http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/were-you-this-grateful/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/were-you-this-grateful/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:46:40 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3383 Watching this boy’s reaction as he opens up his gifts is touching…

My favorite part is when he says, “I’m thrilled!”

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/were-you-this-grateful/feed/ 3 Family Force 5 Takes on Christmas http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/family-force-5-on-christmas/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/family-force-5-on-christmas/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:35:18 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3381 Seriously, one of the funnest band’s in the world… check out their take on Christmas…

Visit Family Force 5 online.

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/family-force-5-on-christmas/feed/ 0 A Christmas Challenge http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/a-christmas-challenge/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/a-christmas-challenge/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:57:08 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3377 A little something of a challenge with this year’s Christmas wishes…

Hit me up at shawn@elevationgeneration.org if you want to take this on.  It shouldn’t be that huge of a commitment — just a few minutes after the snow falls through this winter — but think of the difference it will make in the lives of others.

By the way, the youth ministry intern I mentioned in the video is @auggment; follow him on Twitter.

Merry Christmas!  Love y’all!

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Goofy goes skiing, Donald Duck goes ice skating, and Pluto finds himself in a cat-and-mouse game with two feisty chipmunks hiding in Mickey’s Christmas tree… While it returned to television each season in various forms over the following decade, it has yet to be released on DVD.

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/disneys-christmas-gift-special/feed/ 0 Do You Hear What I Hear? http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/do-you-hear-what-i-hear/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/do-you-hear-what-i-hear/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:45:55 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3362

Holiday fun from Tim Hawkins.

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/do-you-hear-what-i-hear/feed/ 1 Christmas Party 2009 http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/christmas-party-2009/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/christmas-party-2009/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:56:24 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3358 It’s the most wonderful time of the year and we’re so glad that we get to spend it with you!

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/christmas-party-2009/feed/ 0 T’was the CRUNK Night Before Christmas http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/twas-the-crunk-night/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/twas-the-crunk-night/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:30:47 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3353 We are so blessed to know and love so many amazing and beautiful people!  Here’s our family Christmas video to you… “Merry Christmas to all!”

Music is from one of our favorite crunk bands: the always fun Family Force 5.  Check ‘em out here.

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]]> http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/twas-the-crunk-night/feed/ 2 Nativity Dance http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/nativity-dance/ http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/2009/12/nativity-dance/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:18:46 +0000 Shawn Michael http://www.elevationgeneration.org/blog/?p=3350 The “fantabulous” video was filmed at Highland Park Presbyterian Church on Dec. 13th, 2009 as a part of their Club Christmas Youth Service.  Mary and Joseph has some pretty sweet dance moves; check ‘em out!

Big shout out to Lars Rood and his staff for being so amazing!

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