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November 2016

November 10, 2016

Veteran & Quadruple Amputee Travis Mills: ‘God Had a Plan For Me to Keep Going Forward’

It was April 10, 2012, and U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills was on his...

October 2016

October 11, 2016

After Escaping North Korea, One Woman’s Act of Christian Kindness Changed Joseph Kim’s Life

An act of Christian kindness doesn't always change someone's life as dramatically as it did...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

A Day Without Death: A Brief Review of the Movie “Risen”

The movie "Risen" was released on DVD this week, so I want to give it...

May 25, 2016

‘There Has Been No Finer Act of Unselfish Heroism in Military History’

What kind of man intentionally crashes his airplane behind enemy lines during wartime to save...

May 20, 2016

Pictures Galore from the 2016 Christopher Awards, Where Stories of Heart and Courage Dominated

After months of preparation, the 67th annual Christopher Awards took place in New York City...

September 2015

September 21, 2015

If You Replace Devils with Devils, You Get Hell on Earth

(Photo property of Kirsten Luce for The New York Times) I generally use this space...

September 08, 2015

God Creates Beauty From Ashes: An Interview w. Taya Kyle, Widow of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle

"I've learned that when God promises beauty through the ashes, He means it." So says...

June 2015

June 16, 2015

Helping People Live and Die with Dignity: A Look at the Film “The American Nurse”

Inside the Villa Loretto Nursing Home in Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin, Sister Stephen Bloesl gathers the...

June 10, 2015

A Military Family Fights to End Stigma Around Mental Illness & PTSD After Their Son’s Suicide

(Photo of retired Major Gen. Mark Graham property of U.S. Army. Other photos property of...

May 2015

May 22, 2015

A Memorial Day Prayer from The Christophers

Heavenly Father, Today we honor those who gave their life for their country on foreign...

April 2015

April 08, 2015

The 2015 Christopher Award Winners in Film, TV, and Books Are…

NEW YORK, April 8, 2015 — An Olympic gold medalist, the actor best known as...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

Hire a Veteran Now

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: You’d think that Howard Schultz...

December 2014

December 08, 2014

Persevering Through Pain and Struggle

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Persevering Through Pain and Struggle”...

December 03, 2014

Why a Lutheran Pastor and a Catholic Priest Tried to Save the Souls of Nazis

If there are a group of people in modern history who are thought of as...

December 01, 2014

How the Unexpected Child of a Sexual Abuse Survivor Learned Love & Strength From His Mom

(Photo via New York Daily News) Last week, Wayne Coffey of New York's Daily News...

November 2014

November 11, 2014

An Air Force Major’s Legacy of Heroism

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: The nice thing about Veterans...

October 2014

October 08, 2014

Praying for a Stranger at the Airport

Country music singer Sunny Sweeney took the above photo and posted it on Facebook along...

August 2014

August 22, 2014

Five Quick Reasons to See “When the Game Stands Tall”

Opening today is Jim Caviezel's new movie "When the Game Stands Tall," the true story...

July 2014

July 08, 2014

Wounded Vietnam Vet Finds God’s Love in Pro Golfer’s Kindness

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: This is a story about...

June 2014

June 11, 2014

Choosing Veterans Over Hollywood

The following post was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: I remember once, years ago,...

June 03, 2014

No Act of Service Was Beneath Him: Father Emil Kapaun’s Biographer on the Chaplain’s Legacy

“Every day was the day you were going to die. It was pretty much a...

May 2014

May 12, 2014

Blind Army Captain and Christopher Award Winner Offers Encouragement to Boy Losing His Vision

In 2011, we recognized Captain Scott Smiley (seen here with his wife Tiffany) with a...

May 05, 2014

Role Models, Celebrities Behaving Admirably, & Patheos’s Fifth Anniversary

Now that "Star Wars Day" is over (May the 4th be with you), it's time...

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....

July 2013

July 23, 2013

Sadness is Part of the Equation: A Young Widow Reflects on Her Loss

In mid-June, I posted an interview with "Tell My Sons" author, Lt. Col. Mark Weber,...

June 2013

June 14, 2013

Lt. Col. Mark Weber’s Operation True Grit: A Husband and Father’s Final Legacy

(Editor’s Note: My interview with Lt. Col. Mark Weber was recorded a few weeks ago,...

June 06, 2013

A D-Day Hero Who Put His Trust in God

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: He didn’t like the “hero”...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

The Prodigal Son Meets SEAL Team SIX: The Short, Humble, Fearless Life of Adam Brown

"That was the day that he sold his soul." That's how Eric Blehm, author of...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

The Immortal Sacrifice of Four Chaplains

The following column was written by Jerry Costello: It’s been 70 long years since the...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

CNN’s Jake Tapper Talks War, Political Journalism, and the Faith & Selflessness of the U.S. Military

"In the modern media world and the modern American pop culture world, we know the...