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The Perfect Christmas Candy
Original Story
by Lewis Brech
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Inspired and
adapted from a folktale, this sweet story of the meaning
behind the candy cane and how it functions as the perfect
reminder of Christ throughout the holidays will have you
craving the sweetness all year long.
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The Three Trees Parts I & II
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Original Story
by Lewis Brech
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Inspired and
adapted from a folktale, The Three Trees teaches us the wisdom
of letting God determine our destiny and how what can at first
appear to be a defeat can quickly become the ultimate
achievement when God works through you.
It's about the
gifts we receive and how often we don't realize God's plan for
us in the beginning. This story is about hope, dreams,
triumphs and how even the most humble can be raised to
greatness.
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Giving |
By Kahlil Griban
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This is the
first of two stories by beloved writer and poet Kahlil Gibran
who is the third best-selling poet of all time. Gibran's work
is well-known outside of the United States but Americans
haven't quite discovered him yet.
This story comes from his landmark work The
Prophet, and follows the biblical lessons sur-rounding
wealth and charity found in the Gospels.
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Ring
Out
Wild
Bells
Poem By
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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England's poet
laureate of the Victorian era, Alfred, Lord Tennyson sums up
the hope that is Christ in this beautiful poem. He brings home
the fact that it is not by the sword Christ conquers, but by
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Marmion
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Poem by
Sir Walter Scott
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'Aye!' a
pirate's tale grows from this excerpt of Marmion where
Christmas brings all together in celebration.
Written by Sir
Walter Scott, the creator of Rob Roy, this poem of
merry-making and faith will delight! Though do be prepared for
a verbal workout! The Scottish style will have you giggling as
you wrap your tongue around its celebratory prose.
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Christmas at Fezziwig's Warehouse
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Story by
Charles Dickens
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What would
Christmas be without a little Dickens? This excerpt comes from
A Christmas Carol and features Scrooge watching his
happy life with the Ghost of Christmas Past.
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Finding Christmas Parts 1 & 2
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Original Story
by Lewis Brech
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Adapted from a
folktale but set in our time, Finding Christmas is all
about getting the consumerism out of the holiday and putting
Christ and the real meaning back into Christmas.
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A Strawberry Christmas Tree
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Original Poem
by Lewis Brech
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This poem is
truly a labor of love and describes the real life situation of
three Christian priests in 2007 living under oppression
overseas, and how they solved the problem of providing
Christmas to the children of a densely populated and extremely
dangerous region.
It is about
coming together and overcoming racism, prejudice and the odds.
It is about interfaith collaboration and tenacity -but mostly,
it is about hope and love.
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Anna,
Mother of Mary
on the birth and life of her
grandson Jesus Christ
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Story by Kahlil Gibran
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The second
story from Kahlil Gibran, this is an excerpt from his
Christian novel Jesus, Son of Man, which
features a number of Biblical characters speaking about
their interactions with Christ, what they thought and who
they saw Him to be.
In this
excerpt, Mary's mother, Anna, speaks of her impression of
her Grandson Jesus throughout His life.
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Poem by
Clement Clarke Moore
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This American
poem by Moore has become the mainstay of Christmas
Traditions worldwide.
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The Nativity Story
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Passages from the Bible in Matthew
and Luke
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We've included
the key passages from the New King James Bible on the
Nativity story from the books of Matthew and Luke in an easy
to read format with chapter and verse citations.
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A Christmas
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Prayer by
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The writer of
Treasure Island
and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was also a devout
Christian. This is the poem he wrote for his family on
Christmas Day.
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