Category: Columns
In Review: Star Wars — The Last Jedi
In a galaxy too close to home… by Ted Giese In Star Wars: Episode VIII–The Last Jedi (2017), Resistance warrior Rey (Daisy Ridley) continues her mission to convince the Jedi Master Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to return from his self-imposed exile to assist the Resistance…
Jesus in my heart
by Thomas Prachar Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. – The Lutheran Hymnal (TLH) 85:13 This is my favourite verse from Luther’s Christmas hymn, “Vom Himmel Hoch,”…
Come and See… Go and Tell
by Robert Bugbee This Christmas may turn out to be a disappointment for you. It has happened to others before. It may have happened to you in the past. People imagine a picture of what a “good Christmas” ought to be. If it doesn’t end…
When you never have to worry
by Paul Zabel Take my yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls (Matthew 11:29). We are coming upon that time of year when many people often become anxious and…
“The Best of the Season to You!”
by Glenn E. Schaeffer The Christmas radio commercial went something like this: “A common greeting during this holiday season is ‘Wishing you all the best of the season.’ Do you know where to receive the ‘best of the season’?” The advertiser, a Toronto-based diamond store,…
The Star: Surprising family fare from Hollywood
by Ted Giese The Star (2017) is a lighthearted kind animated family film from Affirm Films, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures. Set during the nine months leading up to the birth of Christ, The Star tells the story of a young donkey and a little…
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