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December 2013

December 10, 2013

Holiness and Hootenannies on the Best Christmas Album of 2013

As a fan of The Lower Lights previous albums of folk-and-bluegrass-flavored hymns and Christmas classics,...

December 07, 2013

Candace Cameron Bure Talks Jesus, Santa, Parenting, Priorities and Purpose

Actress Candace Cameron Bure, who grew up on television playing D.J. Tanner on the hit...

December 06, 2013

A Modern Heir to St. Nicholas

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: Father Joseph Marquis, not surprisingly,...

December 04, 2013

Reflections on the Advent of Christ

Author and theologian Dr. Edward Sri knows we're all familiar with the Christmas story, but...

November 2013

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...

January 2013

January 07, 2013

2012: A Blog Year in Review

Happy Belated New Year to Everybody! After three weeks of being largely offline, it's taking...

December 2012

December 11, 2012

Two “Idols” Celebrate the Savior: Christmas Music & Conversation with Scotty McCreery and Brooke White

Christopher Closeup Podcast - Guests: 1) Scotty McCreery, 2) Brooke White, Part 1 Christopher Closeup...

December 09, 2012

The Lower Lights: Christmas Music and the Common Ground of Faith

(This article was originally posted in Dec. 2011) Christmas is the time of year we...

December 05, 2012

Saving Your Christmas from Chaos: An Interview with Matthew West

I have a confession to make. I occasionally listen to Christmas music during the summer....

November 2012

November 27, 2012

What Jesus, a Country Song About Divorce and a Study on Gratitude Have in Common

What do Jesus, a country song about divorce and a research study about gratitude have...

November 26, 2012

Naughty or Nice: The Hallmark Channel’s Christmas Revenge Fantasy (with a moral, of course)

If you could get a hold of Santa's 'naughty or nice' list which reveals the...

November 13, 2012

A Review of the Hallmark Channel’s “Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade”

When you watch a movie on the Hallmark Channel, especially a romantic comedy, the important...

November 09, 2012

Do You Know What We Need Right This Very Minute?

Storms. Politics. Stormy politics. It's been a long couple of weeks. So I may be...