Christmas
Disturbing Christmas: The Manger and the Cross
C.J. Mahaney
During this time of year, it may be easy to forget that the bigger purpose behind Bethlehem was Calvary. But the purpose of the manger was realized in the horrors of the cross. The purpose of his birth was his death.
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Three Ways to Make This Christmas More Meaningful
Cindi McMenamin
Are you one whose goal is to survive the holidays? You go into get-it-done mode and plow through your to-do list and give a big sigh of relief on Jan. 2 when it's all over?
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An Unforgettable Christmas
Kathy A. Heiden
"On Christmas Eve, Dad returned without the deer he had hoped to shoot. There was no money for gas, for food, or anything else..."
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Holiday Grief and Thoughts on Our True Home
April Motl
In my family, some of those nearest and dearest have died close to the holidays...
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Movie Reviews
True Grit Has Plenty of That Old-Fashioned Fighting Spirit
Christa Banister
Thanks to a whip-smart script by those ever-inventive Coen brothers, not to mention an old-fashioned fighting spirit in this quest for wrongs being made right, True Grit has plenty of substance and style, a formidable combination for any film, let alone a remake.
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Something of Substance Slowly Revealed in Somewhere
Christian Hamaker
Sofia Coppola's Somewhere takes a long time to get anywhere. But don't be surprised if, weeks later, you find yourself thinking about the film and its depiction of a wayward soul slowly realizing that there's more to life than temporal, sensual pleasures.
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Music
There's Something Fresh and Vulnerable in Achor
Ed Cardinal
There's something duly fresh about Josh White's Achor, which consists of substantive folkie songs, a mix of transparent originals and some creative public domain reinterpretations that dabble in styles ranging from unplugged rockabilly to bluegrass.
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