christmas

The Christmas Film You’ve Never Heard of With a Perfect Message for Our Time 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Religion
- December 15, 2025
This time of year, everyone – myself included – airs out their favorite Christmas movies, talking about the wholesomeness and meaning and warm fuzzies they bring each time they’re watched. Topping the list are films such as “Home Alone,” “A Christmas Story,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and even “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” One of my
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It’s Still Possible to Resist AI Slop 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Science, Western Civilization
- December 12, 2025
‘Tis the season for AI holiday commercials … at least, that’s what some are trying to tell us. The writing has been on the wall for a while now. … And no, there’s no going back. There’s no stopping this. Because again, creating with GenAI is a fraction of the cost of human-made content. So
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Of Christmas Parades and Commonplace Joys 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, Religion
- December 11, 2025
The first Saturday of December once again brought joy to my small hometown. This is the day when the annual Christmas parade brings several thousand locals to sidewalks in the center of town to watch, laugh, and shout with boisterous pride as floats, dancers, and marching bands wind their way through the cold streets. As
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Making the Case for Handmade Gifts 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink
- December 10, 2025
My cousin gave me a handmade card for one of my childhood birthdays. It wasn’t just any handmade card: it was made on thick, glossy paper, complete with baubles and expensive, elegant stickers. If I remember correctly, that was her only gift to me that year. But that didn’t matter: I treasured the card, often
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Looking for Beauty on Our Way to the Manger 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, Religion, Western Civilization
- December 4, 2025
This Thanksgiving, 36 members of my family – my children and grandchildren, a nephew and his wife, and an in-law still raw from the recent death of her husband – gathered in the kitchen and dining room of my daughter’s house. Following the mealtime blessing, we took turns expressing what we were thankful for, from
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