Category: Christmas
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL – SA396
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSInspired by re-reading the book and watching the new movie on Netflix, Ben, Stephen, and Evan take to the microphones to appreciate the spiritual themes and fantastical ideas of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. From time travel to redeemed lives, from movies to radio to books, from…
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RANKIN BASS CHRISTMAS STORIES – S&A354
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSChristmas time is here! And the Strangers and Aliens were given a request: could we cover the Rankin Bass Christmas specials? And if you send us a request for something we love? We do it! So for our Christmas episode this year, we take a dive into some…
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Advent Christmas Day: LIGHT – SA299
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Christmas Day of Advent: LIGHT A recurring theme from the book of John…
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Advent Week 4: PEACE – SA298
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 4 of Advent: PEACE Peace on Earth. What does it really mean?…
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Christmas Movie Trilogy of Terror (Polar Express, The Santa Clause, & How the Grinch Stole Christmas) – SA297
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThree movies. Three podcast hosts. One holiday. All three are beloved to some, and on Evan’s list of favorites! Two of them are hated by Ben. And one of them is described as “harmless.” It’s a lively discussion as they take on the good, the bad, and the…
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Advent Week 3: JOY – SA295
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 3 of Advent: JOY Joy is something we take the time…
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Advent Week 2: FAITH – SA293
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 2 of Advent: FAITH Faith and hope are very similar, faith…
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Advent Week 1: HOPE – SA291
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 1 of Advent: HOPE We’ve all felt that anticipation as we’ve…
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH GOD: Nativity Stories – SA256
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSUsing the “close encounters” scale developed by J. Alan Hyneck, which inspired the Steven Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Ben and Steve explore the Christmas story and the various encounters that the different people involved in those events had with God. Close Encounters of the…
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‘Twas the Night Before Krampus: A Tale of St. Nicholas – SA216
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA special Christmas presentation from Strangers and Aliens: a dramatic adaptation of Tim Baron and Ben Avery’s graphic novel ‘Twas the Night Before Krampus!
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THE BLACK HOLE — Strange Christmas Movies Round 2 (#48 of 48)
Three years ago, the 24 days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presented 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. And now, we’re doing it again! Here’s 24 more Christmas movies that are set around Christmas or use Christmas to set tone or set up a theme .…
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NIGHT OF THE COMET — Strange Christmas Movies Round 2 (#47 of 48)
Three years ago, the 24 days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presented 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. And now, we’re doing it again! Here’s 24 more Christmas movies that are set around Christmas or use Christmas to set tone or set up a theme .…
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THREE GODFATHERS — Strange Christmas Movies Round 2 (#46 of 48)
Three years ago, the 24 days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presented 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. And now, we’re doing it again! Here’s 24 more Christmas movies that are set around Christmas or use Christmas to set tone or set up a theme .…
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THE THIN MAN — Strange Christmas Movies Round 2 (#45 of 48)
Three years ago, the 24 days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presented 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. And now, we’re doing it again! Here’s 24 more Christmas movies that are set around Christmas or use Christmas to set tone or set up a theme .…
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Christmas Gifts to Favorite Characters – SA215
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIf your favorite fictional character was real, what would you give them for a Christmas gift? That’s the question Steve, Evan, and Ben answer in this episode!
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BABE — Strange Christmas Movies Round Two (#44 of 48)
Three years ago, the 24 days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presented 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. And now, we’re doing it again! Here’s 24 more Christmas movies that are set around Christmas or use Christmas to set tone or set up a theme .…
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HOOK — Strange Christmas Movies Round Two (#43 of 48)
Three years ago, the 24 days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presented 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. And now, we’re doing it again! Here’s 24 more Christmas movies that are set around Christmas or use Christmas to set tone or set up a theme .…
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KING KONG (2005) – Strange Christmas Movies Round 2 (#42 of 48)
Three years ago, the 24 days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presented 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. And now, we’re doing it again! Here’s 24 more Christmas movies that are set around Christmas or use Christmas to set tone or set up a theme .…
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JURASSIC WORLD — Strange Christmas Movies Round Two (#41 of 48)
Three years ago, the 24 days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presented 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. And now, we’re doing it again! Here’s 24 more Christmas movies that are set around Christmas or use Christmas to set tone or set up a theme .…
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CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE – Strange Christmas Movies Round Two (#40 of 48)
Three years ago, the 24 days leading up to Christmas, Strangers and Aliens presented 24 Christmas movies that aren’t Christmas movies, but really kind of are, for various reasons. And now, we’re doing it again! Here’s 24 more Christmas movies that are set around Christmas or use Christmas to set tone or set up a theme .…