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November 2013

November 09, 2013

Soldier Returning from Afghanistan Meets Baby Daughter for First Time

Captain William Lotts was deployed to Afghanistan when his wife Brittany was 15 weeks pregnant....

November 07, 2013

Stuck in a Christmas Time Loop: A Review of the Hallmark Channel’s “Pete’s Christmas”

Fourteen-year-old Pete Kidder is having the “worst Christmas ever.” Why? The middle child’s parents forgot...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Can Music Heal a Broken Family: A Review of the Hallmark Channel’s “Banner 4th of July”

Most Hallmark Channel movies attempt to convey a sense of uplift, poignancy or inspiration strictly...

June 12, 2013

Spirit and Guts: Revisiting the Dennis Quaid/Jim Caviezel Movie “Frequency” for Father’s Day

Anyone who's seen the Aurora Borealis either in pictures, on video or in person knows...

June 11, 2013

A Christopher Prayer for Father’s Day

Heavenly Father, Today we ask You to bless our earthly fathers for the many times...

May 2013

May 10, 2013

A Christopher Prayer for Mother’s Day

Lord, Today we thank you for our mothers: The ones who gave us life, the...

February 2013

February 14, 2013

Hearts and Flowers and Lenten Checklists

Since it's Valentine's Day - and the second day of Lent - today's post combines...

February 12, 2013

Why “Star Wars” Reminds Me of Ash Wednesday

In George Lucas' first-ever "Star Wars" film, "Episode IV: A New Hope," there's a compelling...

February 08, 2013

Advice for Singles on Valentine’s Day (or “Bitterness only makes a person happy when it comes in the form of baking chocolate.”)

If the approach of Valentine's Day finds you single and depressed, check out Monica Gabriel's...

November 2012

November 22, 2012

WKRP and the Greatest Thanksgiving Promotion of All Time

Over at his site today, fellow Patheos blogger Deacon Greg Kandra calls an episode of...

November 21, 2012

A Thanksgiving Day Prayer

I've seen the following Thanksgiving Day prayer by Samuel Pugh in various places over the...

November 20, 2012

Giving Thanks to God is Always in Season

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: It’s never “just another Thanksgiving,”...

November 19, 2012

Learning to Love Your Mother-in-Law on Thanksgiving

Bob Brody never got along with his mother-in-law - and he let the whole world...

June 2012

June 17, 2012

A Father’s Day Prayer

I read this Father's Day prayer in my church bulletin this weekend, so I'm posting...