Behind Guaraldi's Timeless Holiday Soundtrack behind A Charlie Brown Christmas.
You'll like this Houston Chronicle story about a homeless man, Tony Romo, and God.
11 Essential Gifts for the Self-Driving Car Passenger of the Future.
Don't miss the rare full moon on Christmas. How rare is a full moon on Christmas? It hasn't happened since 1977 and the next one won't occur again until 2034.
"Sometimes, this act of falling is a response to tragedy or cruelty. But sometimes, it is awe. These are the knees of “O Holy Night”: wonderstruck, joyous, and yes, a little wobbly. Fall on your knees, the song commands. Jesus has been born, and even the angels are singing. A thrill of hope; the weary soul rejoices. For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. This is no normal night. It’s a time to brace, to get close to the ground. Oh, night divine. It’s this physicality that makes “O Holy Night” so fascinating." Emma Green for The Atlantic
"I wish more TV shows considered [baptism] with as much care as The Americans. Paige, the daughter of two Soviet KGB spies posing as an American couple in 1980s Virginia, revolts against the secretive environment her parents created and runs into the arms of a nearby church. Her baptism wasn’t just about a fresh start—it was about becoming a part of something new, something foreign, something strange. 'Paige, this is your most defiant act of protest yet,' Paige’s pastor tells her. And although the rhetoric is a bit dramatic, he’s not wrong. Baptism is a protest against every other way of living that would lay claim to a person’s life—against materialism, individualism; against fear; against the notion that we will ever be enough on our own, apart from God." Laura Turner for Slate writes about the mysterious power of baptism and how TV shows get it wrong--and, in the case of The Americans--right.
There are two heresies about Jesus to avoid this Christmas. You probably aren't at risk for operating out of the Arian heresy, but examine yourself for the Nestorian heresy.
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