{"id":2951,"date":"2012-12-12T02:09:36","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T07:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2012-12-12T02:12:55","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T07:12:55","slug":"cbs-to-celebrate-christmas-eve-with-residents-of-struggling-reading-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2012\/12\/cbs-to-celebrate-christmas-eve-with-residents-of-struggling-reading-pa.html","title":{"rendered":"CBS to celebrate Christmas Eve with residents of struggling Reading, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NJAGH5P4OY0&#038;feature=youtu.be\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NJAGH5P4OY0&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/a>\n<p><em><\/em><strong><\/strong><em><strong>One Christmas Story: People Rich in Spirit <\/strong><\/em>will feature the diverse congregation of the aptly-named\u00a0Hope Lutheran Church as, through Scripture and song, they celebrate the true meaning of Christmas in one of financially-struggling Reading, PA&#8217;s poorest neighborhoods. The hour-long commercial-free special, produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.odysseynetworks.org\/\">Odyssey Networks<\/a>,\u00a0 is set to air on CBS at 11:35 PM (ET) on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. One Christmas Story: People Rich in Spirit will feature the diverse congregation of the aptly-named\u00a0Hope Lutheran Church as, through Scripture and song, they celebrate the true meaning of Christmas in one of financially-struggling Reading, PA&#8217;s poorest neighborhoods. 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