One of the great ironies of Advent is that it is the time designed to create a focus on Jesus. But it is the time we tragically busy ourselves with holiday trivia so much that we can ignore Jesus.

Shon Hopwood is an American convicted felon, appellate lawyer, and professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center. Hopwood became well-known as a jailhouse lawyer who served time in prison for bank robbery.

We are celebrating and sharing stories about how God is using CCC’s generosity to further his kingdom.

Every person of every generation is wanted, needed, and known. And there’s always room for one more.

Every person of every generation is wanted, needed, and known. And there’s always room for one more.

We are the vehicle, but the Holy Spirit is our high-octane gas. Since the beginning of the Christian and Missionary Alliance – our family – has held two things as distinctives. First is a profound commitment to take the best news ever to the least reached people. The second is a commitment to the deeper life of the Holy Spirit.

All God asks us to do is to reach ONE. But there is never the pressure to reach "Them all" or to reach "The masses". Just ONE. And God says he will be with you. The Holy Spirit will give you what to say. Jesus is the good news.

All God asks us to do is to reach ONE. But there is never the pressure to reach "Them all" or to reach "The masses". Just ONE. And God says he will be with you. The Holy Spirit will give you what to say. Jesus is the good news.

Intellectual understanding of what is being preached. The Bereans received with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures. They studied for themselves what was taught.

Intellectual understanding of what is being preached. The Bereans received with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures. They studied for themselves what was taught.