Christmas

Thoughts on A Christmas Carol: Reading and Watching

Charles Dickens, unlike other great authors like Herman Melville, had the good fortune of enjoying widespread fame and popularity during his lifetime.  A Christmas Carol ...
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A More Excellent Way

On Friday we looked at some very popular picture books that you just might find under your tree.  Some of them are better than others, ...
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He’s Coming!

In the fundamentalist church where I grew up, we never did advent.  I never even understood what the word meant until well into my twenties, ...
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Bible Gifts for Kids

We've written a number of articles about Bibles and Bible-related kids' books over the past year.  Here are a few that might make great Christmas ...
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Give My Heart: A Christmas Contest

GIVE MY HEART Christina Rosetti's poem, In the Bleak Midwinter, isn't my favorite Christmas poem--or hymn.  But it does bring home one point that I ...
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