Do You Really Want Christ This Christmas?

Do You Really Want Christ This Christmas?

From Smuggling Hope by Dan Lawson

December 17, 2025 · 50 min

About this episode

Dan discusses preparing for the Advent and Christmas seasons with intention and meaning.

In this episode, Dan discusses how to prepare for the Advent and Christmas seasons with intention and meaning. He emphasizes the importance of gratitude, joy, and family dynamics during the holidays, encouraging listeners to focus on spiritual preparation and meaningful gift-giving rather than consumerism. Dan discusses the importance of converting your environment to support your personal and relational goals. He emphasizes the limitations of willpower and the power of habits, suggesting that by designing our surroundings thoughtfully, we can create a supportive atmosphere that fosters success. RESOURCES BELOW WANT A BETTER SEX LIFE? Intimacy Guide: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.aweber.com/form/25/71380525.htm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WANT PEACE AT HOME? Family Culture: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.aweber.com/form/19/955349019.htm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.aweber.com/form/31/202341731.htm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WHAT WORKS IN MARRIAGE Webinar: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.aweber.com/form/25/437413425.htm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch this before you call a divorce attorney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.aweber.com/form/32/107630932.htm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chesterton Academy of Buffalo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find a Chesterton…

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Host: Dan Lawson

Topics covered

  • Advent preparation
  • Christmas meaning
  • gratitude
  • family dynamics
  • spiritual preparation
  • gift-giving
  • habits

Keywords

  • Advent
  • Christmas
  • gratitude
  • family
  • spiritual preparation
  • consumerism
  • habits

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Organizations: Chesterton Academy of Buffalo, Mezanine Creative Co

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