How Die Hard Could Be a Christmas Film
Here are my five definitive (tongue-in-cheek) reasons why Die Hard is not only a Christmas film, but also a thinly-veiled Christian allegory that explains the whole point of Christmas and the gospel.
Here are my five definitive (tongue-in-cheek) reasons why Die Hard is not only a Christmas film, but also a thinly-veiled Christian allegory that explains the whole point of Christmas and the gospel.
Love, family, the joy of giving ... these are all great gifts from God for us to enjoy. But they are only offshoots from the true true meaning of Christmas, our Saviour Jesus Christ
Carols by Candle Light at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne is an annual pilgrimage for thousands of Melbournians. For many more, the 3-hour Christmas extravaganza provides background Christmas mood-music via TV and radio for families madly wrapping Christmas and preparing food for the big day. It’s hard not to notice the discord of Australian artists singing the most sublime truths while disbelieving them in their hearts and lives. Perhaps it’s my grinch-like tendencies, but my enthusiasm for watching what is essentially a pentecostal styled pop concert (or Wiggles for grown-ups!) doesn’t appeal to my musical sensibilities. It’s hard not...
“Joy to the World” is probably one of the most sung Christmas Carols of all time. It is one of the Christmas biggies when it comes to carols—up there with “Away in a Manger” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and the one about the reindeer with the nose problem. Often it is the closing number in those big public carol events: it finishes the night with such a high note of joy. The theme is terrific. All will be right with the world. A king is coming. And the theme is terrific. The song and musical score promise what...
It takes effort to keep the truth of the Saviour story rather than the secular story at the heart of Christmas.