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Advent is the season before Christmas, a period of waiting and preparation for the celebration of Jesus' birth. For many of us, it's also a period of frantic activity, with trying to decorate, attend those holiday parties and of course, shop. The Advent Conspiracy was started by five pastors who decided to make Christmas a truly "revolutionary event." How? By encouraging their faith communities to "Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More and Love All."

Each year, according to The Advent Conspiracy, we spend 450 billion dollars on Christmas. Each year, lack of clean water kills more people around the world than anything else and the cost to solve this problem is only 10 billion. You can do the math on that one. The Advent Conspiracy asks us to give more, and by partnering with Living Water International, aims to solve the water problem by bringing clean water to people and communities around the world.

Check out the video below for more information and inspiration. While it is from a decidedly Christian perspective, there is a message in there for all of us who participate in any form of holiday madness, no matter what your faith tradition.


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