On Christmas Eve at 8:00 a.m. Frank Chase put the key in the lock of Jingle Town, his Christmas store.
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Christmas to Me: A Story by Harper Lee
Like many people, one of my top ten favorite novels of all time is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Here is a Christmas story she wrote about how that marvelous book came to be. Published in McCall’s Magazine in 1961, I’ve shortened it slightly, but you can read the full version here.
Nativity Set: Table-Top Meditations for Christmas
Robert Hudson, a retired Senior Editor at Zondervan, has written many books including The Monk’s Record Player and The Beautiful Madness of Martin Bonham: A Tale About Loving God.
The Parable of the Birds Remixed
We all know the parable of the birds, in which a man on Christmas Eve sees a flock of birds huddled in the snow, cold and miserable. He tries to entice them into his warm barn, but being afraid, they want nothing to do with him.
Happy Birthday Jesus!: Our Dream Come True
I don’t know why everybody doesn’t believe in Jesus. I really don’t. Jesus is our dream come true. He’s exactly what everybody wants.
Chester Christmas: My Brand New Story!
December 21, 1999, and I’m upstairs in my office working on a book about joy. Already it’s dark out and snow thick as a test pattern flows past the window.
Luke, Linus, & Schulz: A Felicitous Trinity
I’m sure you all know the TV show “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” probably the best-loved Christmas special ever produced.
The Great God Contest: A Christmas Parable
One day all the gods got together to see who could come up with the best plan to save the world.
Commotion! — A Brand New Christmas Story!
Here it is, folks—my brand new Christmas story for 2023! Suitable for reading around the tree on Christmas Eve …
How Silently: A Christmas Medley
In anticipation of Christmas, here’s a selection of seasonal notes and quotes from my journal.