Chris Fabry Live

Our correspondent to the blended family, Ron Deal, will return to talk about your blended Christmas. What issues are you trying to navigate well this year in your blended family? Plus, how have you navigated the holidays with grace and understanding? Is there something you do as a blended family that might help others? Don't miss the practical conversation on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resources:
Building Love Together in Blended Families by Gary Chapman and Ron L. Deal
The Mindful Marriage by Ron and Nan Deal

December thank you gift:
Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season by David & Barbara Leeman

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We welcome the return of our literary friend and frequent guest Dr. Rosalie de Rosset. She's a source of poetry, books, films, and songs that try to capture the truth of what we celebrate at Christmas. How can you adequately describe what God did when He sent His only Son? Don't miss a stirring and inspiring conversation on Chris Fabry Live.

Poetry readings:
"Silent Night" by Joseph Mohr
"After Annunciation" by Madeleine L'Engle
"The Risk of Birth" by Madeleine L'Engle
Christmas Travelers by John Koessler
Infant holy, infant lowly" attributed to Piotr Skarga
"The Courage of Joseph" by Peter Cooley
"The Song of the Shepherds" by Richard Bauckham
"Dawn of Glory" by caller Sandy
"Come, Lord Jesus" by Madeleine L'Engle

December thank you gift:
Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season by David & Barbara Leeman

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Does the Christmas season bring up conflicted feelings for you? You’re excited to celebrate the incarnation, but it feels like there’s something holding you back? On Chris Fabry Live, author and cultural correspondent Dr. John Koessler will talk about the melancholy that often comes with Christmas. The memories of celebrations past and the unmet expectations of the present—let’s talk about it on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resource:
Christmas Travelers by John Koessler

December thank you gift:
Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season by David & Barbara Leeman

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Don’t miss a fun, festive Friday edition of Chris Fabry Live as we present an encore conversation with two music lovers who want to reintroduce you to the hymns and carols of Christmas. David and Barbara Leeman have pulled together an amazing collection of stories and devotions about the songs we sing each year. There’s a depth of theology to these familiar and not-so-familiar songs. Don't miss the music and hymn stories on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resource:
Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season by David & Barbara Leeman
Link to music

December thank you gift:
Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season by David & Barbara Leeman

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This time of year is filled with rich, warm memories of December’s past, but for some who have gone through deep loss, it’s a difficult season. On Chris Fabry Live, Sam Hodges and Jeff Forrey will talk with us about the number one church-based grief support program in the world, and the Survival Guide they've just released. If you are navigating the holidays after a loss, don’t miss the conversation about GriefShare on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resource:
GriefShare Survival Guide: Navigating the Holidays After Loss
Keith and Kristyn Getty "Home for Christmas" Free Concert Livestream: December 19, 2025

December thank you gift:
Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season by David & Barbara Leeman

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It's one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time, and you'll hear a new rendition of it on Chris Fabry Live. Keith Getty will talk about what he calls the best single Getty Music has ever released. Perhaps part of its draw is that his daughters sing with their mother, Kristyn. Plus, the new Sing! Hymnal is out. There's so much to talk about with Keith Getty when you join us for Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resource:
The Sing! Hymnal
"O Holy Night"

December thank you gift:
Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season by David & Barbara Leeman

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Michael Ray Lewis was an atheist, convinced science had explained away the need for God. But something happened that changed his life. Hear what turned Michael away from atheism and led him to ask hard questions about the origins of life, evolution, and the very foundation of reality. He’s the director and creator of a new documentary, Universe Designed. Don’t miss the conversation on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resource:
Universe Designed by Michael Ray Lewis

December thank you gift:
Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season by David & Barbara Leeman

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Do you know anyone who's deconstructing? Anyone who has de-churched? Author Courtney Reissig deals with the hurt and pain of hearing the silence of God. When your faith is shaken because of church hurt or a leader falls, what do you do? Courtney has been there and believes it's in these moments of doubt that God can show up in your life. Hear her stories of hope on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resource:
Someone to Believe In: Embracing the Savior Who Stays the Same when Everything Else Changes by Courtney Reissig

December thank you gift:
Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season by David & Barbara Leeman

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It’s a story of family secrets, pain and loss. On a fiction Friday edition of Chris Fabry Live, we welcome novelist and Christy Award Book of the Year winner, Michelle Shocklee. Her novel, All We Thought We Knew, is set in a small town in Tennessee in the middle of two great conflicts—World War II and the Vietnam War. Hear how this story might help you resolve some conflicts in your own life on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resources:
All We Thought We Knew by Michelle Shocklee
The Women of Oak Ridge by Michelle Shocklee
Christy Awards

November thank you gift:
The Little Christmas Carol Coloring & Activity Book by Joe Sutphin and Erik M. Peterson

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It’s a story of gratitude that might change your perspective. On our Thanksgiving edition of Chris Fabry Live, you’ll hear about a fictional character’s yearly ritual. Every November, Krysten spends a month giving thanks. She figures if she can be thankful for the small things, the big things will take care of themselves. But a snippy response on social media to one of her posts wounds her thankful heart. Hear this best-of broadcast Thanksgiving Day on Chris Fabry Live.

Featured resource:
Article: The Post That Stole Thanksgiving
December Peace II by Stanton Lanier

November thank you gift:
The Little Christmas Carol Coloring & Activity Book by Joe Sutphin and Erik M. Peterson

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