The Must-Watch Holiday Movie of the Year: Get Ready for an Inspirational Lift!

Enrich your seasonal holidays with three gifts from General George Washington.

They can be found in one movie, A&E’s The Crossing.

One irresistible holiday movie
George Washington used weakness to win a teetering war with a tattered army.

The film portrays Washington’s daring risk on Christmas night, 1776.

Why not use his wisdom for overcoming adversity?

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Free-falling grief in the holidays? Embrace the warmth that heals

Grief piles up for many in the holidays.

Recently, our senior pastor at Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Bryan Dunagan, died at age 44. HIs wife, Ali, and three children grieve a sudden loss as the holidays begin.

Just a few weeks later, another rising star, Jack Gibbons, age 36, co-founder of Bandera Ventures, died in a neighborhood auto accident leaving behind his wife, Sarah, and their two-year-old daughter.

Sudden tragedies are like free falling.

Free-falling sorrow
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How do family members survive?

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Free-falling grief in the holidays? Embrace the warmth that heals