Proof That the Meek Endure
There is nothing mightier than the meek. - The Twilight Zone, The Night of the Meek An Hour Where Goodness Won I learned wonder in a small bedroom on Lincoln Street, where the light from the television was brighter than the streetlamp outside and the world made sense for half an hour at a time.
A Fireside Carol
The wind outside begins to wail, a snowstorm rattles roof and rail. But here within, all calm and clear, I sit beside the fire’s cheer.
What Santa Says When Asked What’s Hardest
He sets the list down slowly by the fire, as if it weighs more than it looks like it should. Outside, the reindeer shift their hooves - the sound of waiting.
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
At My Most Serious When I'm Joking
Learning Cold
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. - Matthew 1:22-23 KJV
Before the Straw
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. - John 1:14 (ESV) B efore the straw, before anything noticed, there was a body.
What the Star Did
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. - Matthew 2:7-9
What Hesitated
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. - John 1:5 (ESV)
Christmas Around the Corner (2018)
Lifetime's Take on a Christmas Classic So, I suppose it's time to be honest here...I watch Lifetime and Hallmark movies , and I'm not ashamed. Sometimes I watch when there's just nothing else on, or if I'm busy and just need something on in the background. But most of the time it's at Christmas. I'm a sucker for
The Earth Noticed
I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would cry out. - Luke 19:40 The stones noticed first. Down where nothing is named, they warmed a little, not from fire, just from being near to something.
The Man Who Came To Dinner (1942)
So, we come to one of my favorite movies across all genre and eras - The Man Who Came to Dinner. I don't remember the first time I saw it, but I know that for years I didn't know the name of the movie, and, in the days before the internet, I just couldn't find it. That all changed when I got internet service - I have no idea when that was, but this was one of the first things I searched for. I have loved every movie Monty Woolley has been in, so this movie is a shoe-in, The Man Who Came to Dinner also stars Bette Davis and Ann…
Catalog Dreams and Charlie Brown Nights
'Tis the Season on Lincoln Street Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more. - Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! It always began with the thud of the Sears catalog on the kitchen table, thick enough to stop a bullet, and filled with more dreams than the average nine-year-old had the emotional maturity to handle.
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
This is another of those movies that I first saw as a kid, sitting in my room on Lincoln St. watching Million Dollar Movie (I think) on my little rummage sale find of a black and white TV on a Saturday morning. Believe-it-or-not, I think my favorite character in this movie was Tom Tully's part as Uncle Marshall. And I absolutely loved that house, especially the fireplace... REVIEWS: Bosley Crowther had a great review of the movie in the April 6, 1945 edition of the New York Times. I particularly like where he writes, &quo…
When Time Slowed
When the fullness of time had come… - Galatians 4:4 (ESV, partial) Nothing much happened, at least not that you’d point to. No crack in the sky. No flare or sign. Just the sense, standing there, that things weren’t keeping pace.
What Was Missing
He emptied himself. - Philippians 2:7 Nothing was announced. Nothing was held back. He simply wasn’t there anymore.
Tinsel, Time, and Talking Snowmen
When I was small, small as a sock lost behind the dryer, the TV glowed like a fireplace made of snow, and December smelled like popcorn, pine, and the promise of staying up past bedtime.
Christmas In Connecticut (1945)
What's not to like about this movie? It's fun, sentimental without being schmaltzy, and for me is one of those comfort movies I watch even when it's not Christmastime! From Amazon: While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones (Dennis Morgan) grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck). Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's publisher, Alexander Yardley (Sydney Greenstreet), for Jeff to spend the holiday at Elizabeth's bucolic Connecticut f…
