Our most common phrase used to celebrate this time of year is merry Christmas. This is good and right, but like everything else it can be ruined if we try it on autopilot. This means that we are claiming that the characteristic keynote attitude surrounding this holiday is cheerfulness. And this is done, at least …
The Content Cluster Muster (12.22.16)
Watch Saving Christmas free on Amazon Prime: Kirk Cameron’s film, Saving Christmas, which released last year, is free to watch on AmazonPrime. Lot’s of folks from our community were involved in making this; make it a holiday tradition…go pour the hot chocolate! CLICK HERE TO WATCH Classic Piper: Always Remember the Christmas Spirit in Everything: A …
In Which We Discuss Recent Attempts to Gruber Kirk Cameron
A few weeks ago, I wrote briefly on Saving Christmas here, but I reserved a few extra things to say until after the movie released. It has now released, reviews are coming in, and lots of people have seen it. So here we are. Let me begin with a proposition to discuss: Saving Christmas is …
God Rest Ye Merry
Below is a very kind Facebook post that Kirk Cameron put up. After that are a few more comments from me about the furor his movie Saving Christmas appears to be causing. This was apparently a rumpus we needed to have. Post by Kirk Cameron. Okay, some backstory. Kirk has a movie coming out called …
The Two Guys in the Car
Nancy and I got to see Saving Christmas last night, and I wanted to say just a few things about it right away. I plan on writing more about it in detail after the movie releases in a few weeks, but here are just a few anticipatory thoughts. First, I recommend you make a point …
Epistolary Fun in February
Letter to the Editor: Doug, interesting observation about the Isaac Watts hymn you quoted: "“Yet,” saith the Lord, “should nature change,And mothers monsters prove,"In fact, that's ...
Shiny New Letters for a Brand Spanking New Year
Letter to the Editor: I began reading C/A in its infancy. I was on my way oiu of Roman Catholicism. My wife and 5 young home-schooled children came with me on this journey. I learned ...
Letters That Express Your True Feelings
Letter to the Editor: Re: Sly Dog Teachers I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed (and doesn't appreciate) the word "winsome" creeping into Christian teaching. I've heard it on Christian ...
Letters Come and Go, But Mostly Come
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for writing this particular blog topic. The subject is one of the myriad of topics that most churches seem unwilling to confront openly. As a woman, I understand ...
Letters for a NQN Eve
Letter to the Editor: Re: Make Definitions Great Again Dear Doug, Grateful for defining terms ahead of a season of no quarter, which I hope and trust shall yield many righteous and witty ...