Christian Classics

Who Is Your Master? A Christmas Carol

No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.- Matthew 6:24 Charles Dickens’ most famous work, A Christmas Carol, has become a staple of Christmas traditions and is shared in many homes - regardless of religious beliefs. However, this charming and nostalgic tale is full of biblical values and retains a starkly Christian framework. A Christmas Carol is …

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Feasting on Grace: Babette’s Feast

Christian Classics

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. – John 1:17 Danish author Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke, who wrote under the pen names of Karen Blixen and Isak Dinesen, gifted the world with a story that never fails to bring tears of conviction and joy, as it echoes the lavish love of Jesus. Babette’s Feast is a short story that, despite its brevity, is packed to overflowing with gracious glimpses of the goodness of God. Set in an isolated Danish …

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To Such as These Belongs the Kingdom of Heaven: The Princess and the Goblin

Christian Classics, For Families

“The righteous will live by his faith” – Habakkuk 2:4 I first heard of George MacDonald in a play about the life of C.S. Lewis. Like Lewis did so masterfully himself, MacDonald uses stories—fairy tales, essentially—to illustrate some of the essential truths of Christianity. The Princess and the Goblin, published in 1872, is one such story. It explores many Christian themes, but the experience of Curdie Peterson, the boy miner, helps bring into sharp focus the …

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