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Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway? Index (all issues)

Included is most of the text from each issue of Whose Birthday? Some materials were copyright restricted.

Material

• in English
• AUDIO (#16-20 only)
• en Español

• General/All Issues

  Whose Birthday? How-To

  • What Happened to Christmas?
  • Why a Simpler Christmas?
  • Weekly Family Time: How to Use These Reflections & Activities
  • Let Us Have a Truly Christ-like Christmas
  • Top 10 Uses of "Whose Birthday?"
  • More Exciting, Helpful Ways to Use "Whose Birthday?"
  • Going Beyond "Whose Birthday?"
  • Alternative Giving
  • "Whose Birthday?" Promo Kit
  • A Birthday Gift for Jesus: Alternative Giving
  • The Christmas Story
  • What Shall We Tell the Folks?
  • Any-Year Daily Calendars
    • (general) e-Treasures for Advent - A Web-based Calendar for Advent and Christmas
    • (general) "Birthday Gift for Jesus" Giving Calendar
  • Resources
    • Services
    • Partners
    • Log on for More Ideas and Inspiration!
    • Resources/Archives
    • About Alternatives
    • Mission Statement
    • Honorary Board of Directors
    • Bring Simpler Living to Your Group!
    • Partners
    • “Whose Birthday? How-To (spare)

• COMING--#34

• #33

• #32

• #31

• #30

• #29

• #28

• #27

  Reflections and Activities

• #26

  Reflections and Activities

• #25

  Reflections and Activities

• #24

  Reflections and Activities

• #23

  Reflections and Activities

• #22

  Reflections and Activities

• #21

Inspiring Reflections

• Homemade Christmas Gifts by Kent Ira Groff
• What Would Jesus Do? Ask Him! by Michael Mortvedt
• The Most Spiritual Christmas by Cheryl Duke
• Transforming Santa by Barbara Fullerton
• The Christmas of the Llama by Victoria Fullerton
• RULES for Buying by Lynn A Miller
• Sneaky Gifts by Rachelle Ankney
• Be (UN)Afraid, Be Very (UN)Afraid! by Bob Sitze

Fun Activities

• Savor the Coffee
• Christmas Greetings to Inmates by Vicki McCuistion
• Family Stories Make a Family Calendar by Waverly Fitzgerald
• Christmas Activity Chain by Barbara Howard
• Christmas Bowling by Barbara Howard
• Nothing New for Christmas from Meg Cox
• Family Giving Project by Melvin and Lois Leidig
• Water Ritual by Meg Cox
• The Gift of Your Family's Story by Meg Cox
• New Strategy for Charitable Gifts by Meg Cox
• The Best Gift I Didn't Get by Sandi Baete
• Parties with a Purpose by Sandi Baete
• Creating a Creche with Children by Sandy Olson
• Epiphany

• #20

Inspiring Reflections

• This Season, Practice Christian Hospitality by Marilyn Sharpe
• The Promise of Advent: Gospel Nonviolence by Paul Amrhein
• Getting Beyond Trading by John Marty
• Giving BIG - A Modern Day Widow's Mite by Peter Marty
• Away in a Stank Manger by Shane Claiborne
• Connecting at Christmas by Becky Garrison
• Christmas for Real by Debra Dean Murphy
• Do Not Conform, But Be Transformed by Ann Basye
• Recovering Jesus Tony Campolo

Fun Activities

• Savoring Christmas Letters
• The Joy of Reading Aloud
• St. Nick: The Real Santa Claus
• Gift of Our Gifts
• Extending the Joy
• Twelve Days of Christmas Activity Envelopes
• Epiphany Celebration
• Simple Candle-Lighting Ritual / Christmas Math
• Breaking the Rules
• Christmas Poems

About Alternatives

BONUS Items

• Twelve Days of Christmas Activity Envelopes
• More from Anne Basye's Journal
• St. Nicholas and the Tax Collectors
• Who Is Christmas for, Anyway
• Can Christmas Cost Too Much?
• O Advent Morn / O Troubled Town of Washington / Holy Evening
• A Simple Life
• Making the Holidays Your Own
• A Christmas Prayer Service

• #19

• Inspiring Reflections
• The Spirit of St. Nicholas by W. David Holden
• My Hand-Make Advent Wreath by Amy Frykholm
• I Am a Recovering Christmas Hater by Jessica Stevens
• Strangers Invited in for Christmas by Millard Fuller
• A Christmas Cow by Walter Wink
• Putting Christ in Christmas by John Hagberg
• Christmas Dinner by Jamie Norwich-McLernan
• "Posada sin Fronteras" (Shelter without Borders) by Ched Myers and Matthew Colwell
• Fun Activities
  • There's a Camel in our Bathroom!
  • Giving Circles
  • Gifts of Kindness
  • Reducing Christmas Chaos
  • Enough, Already!
  • Christmas Year-round
  • Discover NO COST Gifts!
  • New Cards from Old
  • Peace in Any Language
  • St. Nicholas on Parade
  • New Christmas Traditions You Can Share
• About Alternatives
• BONUS Items
  • Advent Haiku
  • Just Daily Do the Work I Give You
  • How It Happened -- A vision: “what simple living looks like”
  • Christmas Resistance: Toys for the World (tune: Joy to the World)
  • Enough at Christmas?
  • Christmas Exterior Decorating Award
  • Looking for Christmas: a story from Kentucky
  • Animal Barn: an Advent pageant

#18

• Alternative Giving
• Making the Holidays Meaningful for Your Children by Betsy Taylor
• REFLECTIONS by Katerina Katsarka Whitley, Susan Vogt, Art Simon, Daniel Berrigan, William Sloane Coffin, Gretchen Denton and Susan Briehl
• Daily Calendar/Journal: Igniting Simplicity Within Our Hearts
• Christmas BINGO
• The Gift of Ritual
• A Different Kind of Wish List
• Christmas Memories
• Celebrating Epiphany
• Various
  • Carols with Justice
  • Picture Your Child with Saint Nicholas
  • What Happened to Christmas?
  • Snippets
• Credits & Copying
• Send a Message! Labels
• Resources
• Bonus materials
  • Introduction
• The Christmas Story

#17

• Alternative Giving
• Reflections by Esther Armstrong and Dale Stitt
• REAL Life by Esther Armstrong
• The Search for Meaning: Beyond a Commercialized World by Christine Sine
• Advent Starter
• Daily Calendar: Gentle, Faithful Steps Toward a Simpler Christmas
• Carols with Justice
• The Day of the Lord (song) -- not included/copyright restricted.
• America's Plastic Jesus
• Ten Free, Fun Things to Do at Christmas Time
• Teaching Generosity to Kids
• FAMILY FUN
  • Christmas Tree Sweatshirt
  • More Meaningful Christmas
  • Classic Story: Jason's Birthday
  • A Gift of Ourselves
  • A New Year's Wishing Tree
  • Share Simple Living with Home Decorations
  • WHOSE Birthday Contest
• Bonus materials
  • Introduction
  • Christmas Sermon: A Visit from St. Nicholas
  • Bye Bye Christmas, Hello Holidays
  • Glow vs. Glitter

#16

• Statistics for the Cover
• Faces of the Children
• Biblical Reflections by Lou Lotz
• Gift Giving Traditions
  • Alternative Giving
    Modest, Fun Treasure Hunt
    Gift Theft
    Gratitude Cards - (model card)
    Gifts of the Magi
• Credits & Copying
• Worshipful Rituals
  • Christmas Hai Ku
  • The Pedigree (song) not included/copyright restricted
  • Ready for Christmas
  • Rituals of Light
  • Make Your Own Candles
• Daily Calendars
  • Yes! to Jesus & Joy / No! to Stress & Stuff
  • (general) e-Treasures for Advent - A Web-based Calendar for Advent and Christmas
  • (general) "Birthday Gift for Jesus" Giving Calendar
• Family Fun
  • Spirit of Christmas
  • WHOSE Birthday Contest
  • Word Finds
• Bonus materials
  • Introduction
  • Holiday Magic: The Gift of Faith
  • Christmas - It's All About Gifts!
  • A Latin American Christmas Creed
  • In the Midst of Distraction
  • Get Off the Christmas Roller-Coaster | AUDIO
  • No Cost Gifts

#15

• Biblical Reflections by Jim & Kathy McGinnis
• A Simple Christmas
• The Joy of Responsible Gift-Giving
• A Special Holiday Letter
• Credits & Copying
• Worshipful Ceremonies
  • Love Gift Advent Tree
  • An "Alternative" Carol
  • Birthday Gift for Jesus (poem)
• Daily Calendar: A Simple Christmas
• What Do Kids Really Want?
• Christmas Quiz
• WHOSE Birthday "Contest"
• Bonus Materials

#14

• Reflections Through Advent to Epiphany by Bill McKibben
• Bonus Materials
• The Night Before Christmas: An African Christmas Story
• Credits & Copying
• Worshipful Ceremonies
  • Prayer Meditation
  • While Waiting
  • The Song of Saint Nicholas
  • "Fear Not," the Angel Said
  • O Baby Born in Bethlehem
  • Angels We Have Heard on High
• Spirit of Simplicity Calendar
• Family Traditions
• WHOSE Birthday "Contest"
• Other Items
  • Buy Me Nothing. (Coupon)
  • Buy NOTHING
  • Celebrate BIG...Consume Little...Share Much

#13

• Reflections Through Advent to Epiphany by Miriam Therese Winter
• We Chose Something Different! You too can make changes for the better.
• These Letters Truly Reflect the Season
• Bonus Materials
• Poems
• No Use Saying  |   A Gift for Grandpa
• Sustainable Change Calendar of Hope
• Carols with Justice
• Remembering the Holy Innocents

#12

• Alternative Giving: A Birthday Gift for Jesus
• Christmas Presence
• The Heart of a Family
• More CHRISTmas - Less Consuming: Advent/Christmas Calendar
• A Christmas Story
• A Priceless Gift List
• REFLECTIONS Through Advent to Epiphany by Ron Sider

#11

• A Simpler Season Advent/Christmas Calendar
• Activities: The Christmas Game
• REFLECTIONS Through Advent to Epiphany by Megan McKenna
• The Rewards of Changing Gift-Giving Patterns.
• Worshipful Ceremonies
  • Responsive Reading for Christmas Eve
  • Holy Innocents Poem
  • Christmas Blessings.

#10

• Ten Tips for a Simpler, More Meaningful Christmas
• God Is Coming! Advent/Christmas Calendar
• The Golden Rule Gone Wrong
• Almost PerfecT: Story
• Activities: The Christmas Game
• REFLECTIONS Through Advent to Epiphany by Connie & Milo Thornberry
• Worshipful Ceremonies/Services
  • Introduction
  • Hanging of the Greens
  • More ideas for the Hanging of the Greens
  • Ending, Blending & Beginning Christmas Traditions
  • A Service for Food Preparation

#9

• New Years Alternatives: An Advent/Christmas Calendar
• Gifts of Ourselves
• Appropriate Christmas Gifts and Questionnaire
• Christmas in SMALLTOWN
• REFLECTIONS Through Advent to Epiphany by Tom Sine
• Worshipful Ceremonies/Services
  • Introduction
  • While Planning Gift Giving (Ashley Nedeau-Owen)
  • Trimming the Christmas Tree (Rick Hoffarth)
  • Sharing Christmas Memories (Heidi Roy)
  • Before Travel (Ashley Nedeau-Owen)
  • Closing the Season (Kathleen Connolly)
• Activities The Jesse Tree

#8

• Take Joy! (Fra Giovanni)
• Whose Birthday: An introduction (David Allen Sorensen)
• The Christmas Story - Scripture readings from Luke and Matthew
• KEEPING CHRISTMAS: Ideas for celebrating a meaningful holiday  (Barbara DeGrote-Sorensen)
• WHAT ABOUT GIFTS? A family guide to giving and receiving (Michael Harning)
• A Birthday Gift for Jesus: Alternative Giving
• WHICH WAY TO BETHLEHEM? A Calendar for Advent and the Christmas Season
• O COME YE TO BETHLEHEM: Weekly Reflections and services from Advent to Epiphany by Linda-Marie Delloff and Karl D. Lehman

#7

• Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway? - An Introduction
• The Christmas Story Scripture readings from Luke and Matthew
• What Makes a Perfect Christmas? A guide to setting priorities during the holidays
• "What Can I Give. . . Give My Heart" Guidelines for Alternative Giving
• A Birthday Gift for Jesus: Alternative Giving
• "Those little envelopes seemed small." (Kathie Klein)
• Traveling to Bethlehem - A Calendar for Advent and the Christmas Season
• Let Us Go to Bethlehem - Weekly Reflections, Services and Activities from Advent to Epiphany by Michael Crosby, Mary Foulke and Michelle McKinnon Buckles
• More Activities: a word game

#6

• Introduction & How You Can Use This Resource
• Commitment to Resist the Consumer Christmas
• Guidelines for Alternative Giving
• Welcoming the Prince of Peace: An Advent Calendar
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Weekly Reflections, Services and Activities
  by Justo González, Catherine González and Jackie Smith
• Manger Scenes and Mistletoe: What Makes a Tradition?
• A Stable in Bethlehem: poem

#5

• Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway? Searching for the Christ Child in Christmas Chaos
• WAITING FOR THE LIGHT: A Calendar for Advent and the Christmas Season
• LIGHT SHINES IN DEEPEST NIGHT

  Meditations by Marjorie J. Thompson
  Services by Larry J. Peacock
  Activities by Kathleen Connolly

• The Joy of Alternative Giving by Mark L. Yackel-Juleen
• I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas by Miriam Youngquist-Thurow

#4

• Introduction: WHAT YOU CAN DO
• "Make Ready the Way of the Lord..." Weekly Reflections, Services and Activities

  Reflections by Tom Hall
  Services and Activities by Julie Peeples and Paul Davis

• EXTRAVAGANCE: poem (Mark Lassman-Eul)
• What Gifts Shall We Bring? -- Calendar of Alternative Gift-Giving Ideas
• In The Spirit of Saint Nicholas (by Mike and Kathe Sherer)
• Peace On Earth: Saying "No" To War Toys

#3

• Introduction
• Advent: A Call for Change -- Biblical Reflections on Advent/Christmas by George S. Johnson
• Household Services
• Household Activities
• Guidelines for Alternative Giving
• What Shall We Tell the Folks?
• A Birthday Gift for Jesus: Alternative Giving
• The Christ Child Who Was Too Poor
• Christmas Without Santa
• War Toys for the Prince of Peace?
• Jason's Birthday

#2

• Introduction  & What You Can Do
• REFLECTIONS on the Gospel Texts by Sr. Joan Chittister, O.S.B.
• Household Services and Activities
• Guidelines for Alternative Giving
• The Song of St. Nicholas
• Personal Experiences
• What Shall We Tell the Folks?
• What Shall We Do About Santa? Not for Parents Only

#1

• Introduction: What You Can Do
• What Shall We Tell the Folks?
• GETTING READY FOR GOD: Biblical Reflections by Walter Brueggemann
• Household Services & Activities
• Guidelines for Alternative Giving
• A Birthday Gift for Jesus: Alternative Giving
• Good-bye Santa! Hello, Saint Nick! The Song of St. Nicholas
• Toys for Children: Giving Fish or Scorpions

¿Y al fin de quién es el cumpleaños? por años 

• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
  • Reflecciones por Esther Armstrong y Dale Stitt
  • calendario para el Adviento
  • de Alternativas
  • Recursos
• 2003
  • Reflecciones por Louis Lotz
  • calendario para el Adviento
  • Recursos
  • Statisticas
  • Los Rostros de la Ni�ez
  • Recordemos a los Santos Inocente
• 2002
  • Reflexiones por Jim y Kathy McGinnis
  • calendario para el Adviento
  • EL GOZO DE OBSEQUIAR CON RESPONSABILIDAD
  • ¿Qué Quieren Realmente los Niños?
• 2001
  • Reflexiones por Bill McKibben
  • calendario para el Adviento
  • cupón
• 2000
  • Reflexiones por Miriam Therese Winter
  • calendario para el Adviento
• 1999
  • Reflexiones por Ron Sider
  • calendario para el Adviento
• 1998
  • Reflexiones por Megan McKenna
  • calendario para el Adviento
• 1997
  • Reflexiones por Connie y Milo Thornberry
  • calendario para el Adviento

 

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Issue/publication dates
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33=2021
32=2020
31=2019
30=2018
29=2017
28=2016
27=2015
26=2014
25=2013
24=2012
x=2011 - Not Published
23=2010
22=2009
21=2008
20=2007
19=2006
18=2005
17=2004
16=2003
15=2002
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13=2000
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11=1998
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