I suppose, when most people think "Christmas reading," Ben-Hur is not the first title that comes to mind. But for me, reading this novel again (a good 45 years after I read it the first time) during the month of December, the story has made me ever so much more thankful for all that the Christmas season represents. The 1959 film starring Charlton Heston, a favorite movie of mine that I watch … [Read more...]