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pg0136_Layout 1 8/29/2016 4:10 PM Page 37 Christmas 2016 Faith-Friendly FILMS God’s Not Dead 2 NEW! When high school history teacher Grace Wesley is asked a question about Jesus in class, her rea- soned response lands her in deep trouble. The ensuing court case could expel God from the class- room and the public square once and for all! An inspiring movie with a powerful call to action. (PG.) Dove faith-friendly (12+). Approx. 120 minutes. VU006043 Retail $24.99 CBD $18.99 Also available: VU006017 Blu-ray/DVD Set . 29.99 21.99 Miracles from Heaven Based on a true story! Anna Beam has spent most of her childhood in and out of hospitals with a rare, incurable digestive disorder. One day while playing with her sisters, she falls headfirst into a hollowed- out tree. As rescue workers struggle to get her out, she visits heaven—and ex pe ri ences a miracle. (PG.) Dove faith-friendly (12+). 100 minutes. VU467250 Retail $30.99 CBD $22.49 Also available: VU467552 Blu-ray Edition . 34.99 25.49 NEW! 1–800–CHRISTIAN (1-800-247-4784) pg0203_Layout 1 8/29/2016 4:29 PM Page 2 Christmas Films Paper Angels Penniless waitress Lynn and her kids, Wish for Christmas NEW!Popular 17-year-old Anna is used to Thomas and Sara, are surviving on getting things her own way. So when faith. Struggling businessman Kevin she’s forced to skip the big winter is dealing with the possible loss of his dance because it conflicts with her marketing company. But when Kevin church’s Christmas Eve service, and Thomas meet on a community sparks fly. Anna selfishly wishes her center basketball court, will their parents didn’t have faith—and some- unlikely friendship—and the Sal vation how her desperate wish is granted! Army’s Angel Tree program—change But is a godless life as wonderful as their lives forever? A heartwarming she expected? Dove faith-friendly. 90 Yuletide tale! Dove faith-friendly minutes. (12+). 90 minutes. VU006064 Retail $14.98 . .CBD Price $11.99 VU149233 Retail $9.99 . .CBD $8.99 The Christmas Secret Christmas with a Capital C Christine Eisley’s life is unrav- Mayor Dan Reed is looking forward to NEW!eling! After losing her job and home, the Christmas events in Trapper Falls, she’s involved in a custody battle with Alaska—until former resident Mitch her ex-husband—and loses a pre- Bright shows up. Now a big-city lawyer, cious heirloom. But things start look- Mitch sues the town for violating the ing up when she moves to Wilsonville, separation between church and state. finds work in a bakery, and meets But Dan’s wife has a plan. Can she Jason. Will a mysterious family secret show that God’s good will is for all— destroy her—or bring good fortune even those closed to him? Approx. 90 and true love? 87 minutes. minutes. VU151687Retail $14.99 . .CBD $12.99 VU133532 Retail $9.99 . .CBD $8.99 No Ordinary Shepherd Christmas Lodge A heart-tugging short film about a Mary Tobin loves three things— physically disabled boy who comes her grandfather, the outdoors, and face-to-face with the Savior! Raised in restoring historic properties. When the hills surrounding Bethlehem, Saul she rescues Charlene Rand while has always treas ured his father’s tale of on a mountain hike, Mary learns a starlit night when angels filled the sky that the girl and her father live at a to announce Christ’s birth. When Saul ramshackle lodge that holds later encounters a gentle stranger in happy memories for her grampa. the hills, he ex pe ri ences a miracle of Resolving to repair his broken- his own! Dove faith-friendly. 22 minutes. down home, will Mary encounter reluc tance—or romance—from VU388152Retail $12.95 . .CBD $10.99 Jack Rand? Dove approved. 90 minutes. Love’s Christmas Journey VU040523 Retail $6.95 . .CBD $5.00 When her husband dies, Ellie seeks peace and healing at her brother’s Snow Bride Tabloid reporter Greta Kaine is deter- house. She never thought she’d mined to get the scoop on the en - have to deal with his mischievous gage ment of one of Senator Tanne - kids. When her brother’s out of town hill’s sons. At the family resort on on business, one of his youngsters Snowy Bear Mountain, she mistak- is accused of burning down a barn! enly ends up as the guest of the old- Can she clear her nephew’s name—with the help of a hand- est son—and struggles with a dilem- äüï ma. Should she expose gossipy tid- some deputy? Approx. 2 hours. bits about the family or take a chance Closed-captioned. on love? Dove approved. 85 minutes. VU456985 Retail $6.99 . .CBD $5.99 Closed-captioned. VU148012 Retail $14.99CBD $10.99 The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story Following her mother’s funeral and the A Christmas Detour Nobody at the Buffalo air- failure of the family business, Janet NEW!port hotel is dreaming of a white Broderick becomes ill, falling into a Christmas—but when a blizzard deep, troubled sleep. She dreams of derails their travel plans, that’s taking her children back in time to what they’re stuck with! Starry- meet the family and ex pe ri ence the eyed Paige desperately wants to Vermont Christmases of her memo- get to New York City to plan her ries. But can the past help her find the storybook wedding. Cranky Dy- answers she needs to face the future? l an—her fellow passenger—does - 100 minutes. n’t sympathize one bit. As the VU870622 Retail $19.99 . .CBD $12.99 snow flies, madcap romantic adventure ensues! Stars Candace Cameron Bure. 90 minutes. GREEN stock numbers = FREE Standard or UPS Ground VU148274 Retail $9.99 . .CBD $8.99 shipping to addresses in the U.S. 2 Have A Christmas Wish for more holiday films? See the back cover! pg0203_Layout 1 8/29/2016 4:30 PM Page 3 Christmas Films Max Lucado’s The Christmas Candle Miracle Maker: Gladstone is an ordinary 19th-cen- A Christmas Tale NEW! tury English village—except at Work is scarce and spirits are low in Christ mastime, when an angel vis- Woodhaven. When a boy releases a its the home of humble candlemak- dove with a note asking for help, the er Edward Haddington and bestows town receives a telegram saying the a precious gift. The divinely blessed Miracle Maker is coming—and they taper can impart an extraordinary begin to hope. But the ragged charac- blessing. But with the dawn of the ter who appears isn’t what anybody electric age will this centuries-old expected! Will they discover the small tradition fade away? Features wonders all around them? Dove faith- singing sensation Susan Boyle. friendly. 89 minutes. (PG.) Dove approved. 100 minutes. VU888794 Retail $19.95 . .CBD $14.99 VU000281 Retail $6.95 . .CBD $5.00 Ice Sculpture Saving Christmas Christmas Does Christmastime feel more like Callie has always want- NEW! “bah, humbug” than glad tidings? ed to be a professional chef. Now Encouraging you to look beyond that she’s working as an entry-level hectic days, Kirk Cameron invites cook, she has the opportunity to you to visit his family as they cele- make a name for herself by winning brate the reason for the season! His the Christmas ice-sculpture contest. insights into holiday traditions— But she discovers that she’s paired including decorated trees, gift-giving, with wealthy David Manning—who nativity scenes, and Santa Claus— knows nothing about the craft. Can will add depth and meaning to your he learn in time to help Callie own festivities. (PG.) Dove faith- achieve her dream? 90 minutes. friendly. 80 minutes. VU148267 Retail $14.93 . .CBD $10.49 VU006798 Retail $12.99 . .CBD $10.49 Angel Silver Bells of Christmas Competitive sportscaster Bruce Dalt An angel carved by her NEW! wants his wife to win their neighbor- ancestor is the focus of journalist hood’s Christmas decorating contest Susan Nicholas’s latest assign- and his son, Jason, to be the star of his ment—due on Christ mas Eve. As basketball team. But when Bruce scuf- the deadline looms, she tries to fles with Jason’s coach, he’s “sen- unravel the details of a romantic tenced” to managing a Salvation Army triangle from her great-grandfa- kettle during the holidays. Will some- ther’s life. Will both the past and thing as simple as ringing a bell trans- present lead to the same beloved form his life? Dove approved. 88 min- heirloom? Based on Jane Maas’s utes. Closed-captioned. novel. Dove approved. 87 min- VU133542 Retail $9.99 . .CBD $8.99 utes. Closed-captioned. VU151670 Retail $14.93 . .CBD $12.99 Christmas: Signed, Sealed, Delivered Series It’s the most wonderful time of the The Star of Bethlehem year—and postal workers Shane, For centuries skeptics and seekers Oliver, Norman, and Rita are working alike have pondered the star of diligently in the dead letter office—try- Bethlehem. Was it a miracle or mere ing to answer every note to Santa. myth? This compelling DVD examines They’re especially touched by the plea Scripture, ancient writings, indispu - of a young girl who wants her mom table astronomical facts, and more. home from the hospital. Can they Learn nine specific features of the star make it happen in time for Christmas? recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, 85 minutes.