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It could be the first “multi-season TV show about Jesus,” and its supporters already have more than $10 million in pledges to get it off the ground. The series is called “The Chosen,” and its director, Dallas Jenkins, is our guest on a special edition of Live The Adventure Radio. Jenkins – who directed The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, What If, ...

Each year, Christians throughout the world sing Silent Night, rarely considering the rich history behind its composition. But once you learn the back story, it will mean even more! Today in part two of a special edition of Live The Adventure Radio, we take a look at Silent Night and other popular Christmas songs. Our guest is Ace Collins, a ...

Martha, Bethany, Fridge and Spencer are an eclectic group of high school students with only one thing in common: They’re all serving in detention. That’s what happens when you smart off to the teacher (as Martha and Bethany did) or cheat on a paper (Fridge and Spencer). You’re then forced to clean out the school basement, which is filled with ...

Christmas trees. Christmas gifts. Even lights, mistletoe and Santa Claus. How did our most popular Christmas traditions get started? That’s the subject of this week’s edition of Words of Wisdom. Our guest is Ace Collins, a well-known novelist and the author of several books about the history of Christmas: Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas, Stories Behind the Best-Loved ...

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus / Born to set Thy people free. — Charles Wesley, “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” (1744) The Redeemer has broken every bond: / The Earth is free, and Heaven is open. — Placide Cappeau, O Holy Night, (1847)   In the Beginning In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Then God created man ...

Author and speaker Asheritah Ciuciu calls food indulgence – for example, gluttony — the “church-approved” sin. It’s the sin that gets a wink and a laugh at the church potluck … if not in the sermon itself. And it doesn’t necessarily involve obesity, Ciuciu says. People with a healthy weight can have a food fixation, too, with yo-yo dieting and ...

Christmas time is here… Need a quick, fun, and easy craft for the kids? A gift idea for grandma? Look no further – a gorgeous 3D paper star craft to the rescue! Stars are a beautiful symbol of the Christmas season. The Bible tells the story of the famous star that guided the Magi to the infant Christ child. And ...

Christmas is only a few days away.  The hustle and bustle of this time of year seems to only speed up as I get older.  As a child, it seemed that Christmas lasted for months and months.  Of course, as a child, receiving presents was the most exciting part of the season.  And truthfully, I still have very fond memories ...

When the first Star Wars movies were released four decades ago, it was easy to avoid spoilers and leaks. There was no Facebook or Twitter. There wasn’t even an Internet. As long as you stayed away from newspapers and magazines, you were fine. Nowadays, though, it’s not so easy. In fact, it’s downright difficult. For the last few months, I ...

Forty years ago this year, Star Wars soared to the top of the box office charts, captivating adults and children alike with its space battles, light saber duels and good-vs.-evil plot. Four decades later, the craze shows no signs of slowing. Fans were lining up at the theater five days prior to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, ...