The town of San Cristo Navidad is famous for its Christmas festival and the ringing of the sacred Christmas Bell.
EPISODE #96
The Christmas Bell
ABOUT THIS PARABLE
- Concept: The mythical town of San Cristo Navidad is famous for its Christmas festival. Central to this celebration is the ringing of the Christmas bell at midnight on Christmas Eve. Merchants in the town, led by the banker, Horace Billings Screed, plot to turn the festival into a money-making opportunity, much to the displeasure of God. Thus, a parable about the commercialization of Christmas takes shape.
- Story Origin: Original
- Setting: Mythical town of San Cristo Navidad
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Precept(s):
- Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ.
- Because the “gift” of Jesus to mankind was a free offering, how much does it displease God when we commercialize the holiday.
- Regret for our wrong doings should lead to the act of repentance.
- God is concerned with the condition of our heart.
- Key Bible Verse: Mark 1:15 “The time has come,” he said. “The Kingdon of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!”
CREDITS
- Written by Dana Buck
- Narrated by Madison McCarthy
- Voices provided by Dana Buck, Frank Dunbar, Johnny Rocha, Kirsten La Roche, Natalie LaRoche, Tony Diederichs, Brandon Blue and Jordan Miles
- Devotional Thoughts Narrated by Kim Pratt
- Produced by Beneath Blue Skies Productions
- Music Credit: Adobe Music - "A Tiny Little Christmas Film Score", "Magical Christmas Background", "The Story of Christmas," "Comedy Jazz (Cinematic Animation Classical Cartoon)", "Snow is Coming", "Sneaky Mysterious Suspense (Hocus Pocus)," "Piano Fantasy", "Ambient Meditative Atmosphere", "Cloud City", "Christmas Magical Fantasy", "Hell", "Quietly Tense", "Inspirational Beautiful Piano", "Joyful Merry Christmas", "Christmas Deck the Halls"
- Sound Effects from Zapsplat.com
ABOUT SEW POWERFUL PARABLES
Sew Powerful Parables will tickle your funny bone, touch your heart and offer you a new way to experience God’s truth. Jesus often used parables to communicate His most important messages. Dana Buck picks up that tradition in a poetic, rhyming style that makes listening easy and enjoyable. All ages will love these stories full of memorable characters, insightful lessons and just plain fun.
After retiring from a 38-year career with the Christian non-profit organization, World Vision, Dana Buck now devotes himself full time to writing, speaking, and mentoring. His Sew Powerful Parables continue to grow in popularity as they charm audiences, readers and listeners. He is a Charter Board member for the nonprofit organization Sew Powerful, where he lends his expertise to further their mission of combating extreme poverty by training, equipping and empowering women and girls in the developing world. Dana resides in the greater Seattle area with his wife Grace and their neurotic cat. They have two children, Jared and Alyssa, and Alyssa is married to son-in-law, Ivan. No grandchildren yet, but Ivan and Alyssa do own and share their beautiful grand-dog, Odin. Reach Dana with comments or suggestions at dana@sewpowerful.org.