Category: Winter Reads
Happy Incarnation Day – The Christmas Story
Faithful Christians would do well to always think of Christmas as Incarnation Day. It is the day we celebrate the fact that Jesus, the Word,...
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Blue Christmas – The Longest Night
The Christmas song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” tells us: It’s the most wonderful time of the year With the kids...
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‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ is Still Worth Watching
Months before its December 9, 1965 debut, The New York Times television reporter Val Adams called A Charlie Brown Christmas a “big gamble” that was...
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‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever:’ A Magical Way to Kickstart Your Christmas
String up your lights and crank up those carols because, ladies and gentlemen, it is officially the Christmas season — and they can no longer...
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Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving: Why You Should Give a Hoot About Gratitude
Today’s Thanksgiving celebrations typically involve a whole lot of angst before families give thanks. We spend days, sometimes weeks, worrying about cooking, hosting combative family...
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Selfless Giving Makes You Scientifically Happier
Have you ever gotten warm, fuzzy feelings after helping a neighbor in need? It’s not all in your head. Acts of generosity increase our brain’s...
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Rush Limbaugh and the True Story of Thanksgiving
On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, I can’t help but remember our old friend, Rush Limbaugh – conservative talk radio’s titan who passed away in February...
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Don’t Believe the Trump Thanksgiving Boycott Headlines
Hold the turkey and dressing – it seems Thanksgiving tables won’t be as full this year as liberals boycott conservative family gatherings. Or will they?...
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Great American Christmas Movies are Back — Here’s This Year’s Line Up
It’s that time of year again! America’s newest and best network for faith-filled, family-friendly movies, Great American Family, is offering a brand-new lineup of Christmas...
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In Our Troubled World, Take Heart and Remember That Christ is King
On November 26, the Catholic Church celebrated the Solemnity of Christ the King, which occurs on the last Sunday of the liturgical year. Roughly three-quarters...
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Millions of Patriotic Citizens Prepare to Place Wreaths Across America for Christmas
Millions of patriotic American citizens across the nation are preparing to place wreaths at veterans’ gravesites for Christmas. Every year since 2008, Congress proclaims a...
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You Might Want to Skip the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Run a Turkey Trot Instead
There’s a saying that old habits die hard, and that’s certainly the case when it comes to the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. First held...
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Three Gifts Christians Can Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday is a great opportunity for Christians to pause and reflect on the many great blessings that Almighty God has given us. Take...
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Christian Chef and Food Network Star Offers Life Lessons and Thanksgiving Cooking Tips
His name is Brother Marcellus Luck IV – and yes, that’s his real name. On most days, when he’s not competing on the Food Network...
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Using ‘Madonna and Child’ Christmas Stamps a Beautiful Way to Evangelize
Over 1.3 billion Christmas cards are expected to be mailed between Thanksgiving and the end of this year, a drop from 2 billion a few...
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Tim Allen’s New Santa Clause Series Proclaims Jesus’ Birth in Second Season
Jesus Christ is again proclaimed as the true meaning of Christmas in the second season of The Santa Clauses. The new series on Disney+ is...
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Christmas Music in November? Theologically Solid Selections are Appropriate All Year Long
As of this Friday, November 3rd, Christmas is 51 days away – a lifetime when you’re a child, but something of the mere blink of...
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The Christian History of Thanksgiving in America
It’s often said that gratitude is the key to happiness. Thankfulness is a quick antidote to jealousy and our “look what they have” social media...
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A Thanksgiving Eve I Will Never Forget
The day before Thanksgiving may not conjure up the same sentiment or memories as a snow-laden Christmas Eve, but the eve of our national day...
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Three Christian Thinkers to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
In our modern age, with a 24-hour news cycle that’s frequently filled with bad news, it can be difficult to stop and consider all the...
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Ten Politically Incorrect Things to Be Grateful for This Thanksgiving
Americans will gather around tables this Thursday, expressing appreciation and gratitude for a number of things. Here are some of mine that many in today’s...
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Thanksgiving Day Reveals America’s Christian Roots
We’re told time and again that America was founded as a secular society, and that our Founding Fathers were deists. Yet, the history of Thanksgiving...
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