In an inversion of the typical Yuletide tale, characters who have much less than the McCallisters generously provide them with assistance.

I wanted children to hear the story of the nativity through the eyes of a child, not the experience of an adult. And so the character of Leah began to take flight in my imagination; I wanted my young readers to see the first Christmas through her eyes.

Christmas is a season of blessing. So do not put away the carols (or the lights) until you have to.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” is the Gospel transposed onto celluloid. The message is the same in both.

“Humility is the only way that leads us to God.”

I was one of thousands of disconnected people working in the background, in order to deliver packages that are supposed to make us feel somehow more connected.