Last night we had my wife’s family over for our annual showing of White Christmas. It’s my wife’s favorite Christmas movie of all time. Here’s the plot in a few sentences:

After leaving the Army after WWII, Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) team up to become a star act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters who also have a song-and-dance act. When the girls travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to find their former commander, General Waverly, is the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups ensue as the four try to help the General.

Bob Wallace was concerned because the old General felt forgotten. He works hard to give the General a wonderful Christmas surprise. The General was reminded that his work was not forgotten, but appreciated.

Think about all the Generals of the Christian faith. Those faithful servants who are no longer in their prime. How well do your kids know them? I use to do a Hero Series every year in kids church where the kids learned about different heroes of the faith - people like Corrie Ten Boom, Eric Liddle, Jim and Elizabeth Elliot, George Muller, Fanny Crosby, etc. Maybe it’s time I bring that series out again. Let’s not forget the Generals!