We give our kids “vegetable amnesty.”

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Sometimes, I treat God like a gun.

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What would it look like if an entire band used only iPhones and iPads to play a set of songs on stage at church? North Point Community Church comes up with a brilliant answer. I love this. Check out the video after the continue. The last song is my favorite.

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Last Sunday at church, I noticed that a guy in front of me was drinking a diet Rockstar energy drink. Never had that? Rockstar is like Red Bull’s less responsible cousin who hangs out with street youths, is really into techno and might be dating Nicki Minaj. It was a bold move, but as someone pointed out on Twitter, at least he wasn’t drinking a Four Loko. Fair enough my friend, fair enough.

But I love my church and one of my favorite thing about it is the music. The great thing about living in Nashville is that 87% of the general population is comprised of professional musicians. (The other 13% are photographers.) And our church is no exception. They’re talented, honest and God driven musicians.

And occasionally, they try the musical equivalent of cracking open a diet Rockstar. What’s that?

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Wow, we got a lot of great entries into the Big Box of Awesome contest and people put some great shoeboxes together for the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child.

Below are photos of the winner and the first runner up.

The winner, Emily T. and her family, gets the contents of the amazing Big Box of Awesome, which is more than 50 fantastic items.

The runners up (both first and second) get signed copies of both my books.

Thanks for doing this! You helped a ton of kids experience a completely different Christmas. If you still want to help out, check out the Build a Box program from Samaritan’s Purse. It’s online and a simple way to instantly help someone this holiday season. Click here to learn more!

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Last Saturday, I did something I’ve never done before. I attended a Christian women’s conference. And I’m not talking about falling on the estrogen grenade and hanging out with my wife and 100 other women at a local church. I went to Deeper Still, the super bowl of women’s conferences. Think 14,000 ladies. Think Kay Arthur and Beth Moore. Think Jon Acuff on the 15th row.

It was a wild experience and as a guy, a gentleman really, I brought back 9 observations about what goes on at Christian women’s conferences:

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I’ve been very clear about my love of the Mariah Carey Christmas CD lo these many years. Since my days as an employee at “Maurice the Pants Man,” I’ve listened to it constantly during the holidays. But this year, there’s a new contender for favorite Christmas album.

I’m talking about the “North Point Christmas” CD which my wife and I are loving right now. We attended that church for five years when we lived in Atlanta and were constantly blown away by musicians like Todd Fields, Eddie Kirkland, and Chrystina Lloree Fincher. If you’ve ever gone to Catalyst than chances are you’ve seen many of these musicians before too. The album is a collection of Christmas classics as well as some new songs you’ll be hearing at churches across the country this season. When North Point asked if they could give away a free song download to every listener of Stuff Christians Like and 3 full albums to a few winners, I was quick to say yes.

Click here to download the free song.

Click here to buy the whole album for less than $10!

To enter the giveaway for the free CD, simply answer this question in the comment section by the end of Tuesday, December 7:

What’s your favorite Christmas movie?

We’ll announce the winners of this and all the other giveaways we’ve done, next week.

So, what’s your favorite Christmas movie?

Someone gave me this toy today as a Christmas present at our book signing. If you only write a caption for one thing today, please let it be the photo you’ll see when you click continue.

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Recently, an atheist group put up a billboard depicting the birth of Christ. Here is what it said:

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There are only 2 days left in the 12 Days of Fantasticalness. (We’ll announce all the winners next week.)

Today, the fantasticalness is an Apple iPad.

In support of all the folks who order my new book, “Gazelles, Baby Steps and 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt,” we’re giving away a free 16G WiFi iPad. Click here to get your copy of the book for only $10. If you already bought the book, you will be automatically entered.

And today, Friday, from 12-4PM we’re having a book signing in Franklin, TN. At 12:45 we’re giving away $500 to someone. (You have to be there to win the money.)

We’ll have free coffee, free cookies and free mirth. Always, free mirth. And then Dave Ramsey will do his show live from the lobby!

Here is the address for the party:

1749 Mallory Lane, Brentwood, TN 37027

Let me know if you’re coming!

Here are the rules and legal language and what not. (No purchase necessary for the iPad contest)