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A recent guest column by Gaye Lisby entitled “Doug Gabriel – home grown, but no hillbilly here” was more about the allegation that a Branson show’s success has “more to do with who gives the lowest ticket prices to the timeshare ticket sales booths and discounters” than whether Gabriel, whom I consider a friend, is either “homegrown” or a “hillbilly.” …

What’s “damming” Branson shows, prices, marketing or …?Read More »

To Christians, Christmas is both a commemoration and celebration of the fact that “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son so that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” If however, that first Christmas was all there was, there would be little reason for anyone to believe in Jesus and the promise of eternal life would be lost to all. But that’s not all there was. …

The gift of Christmas fulfilled, “He has risen!”Read More »

Somehow it just seems so fitting that the start of Branson’s 100th year and Centennial Celebration coincides with Palm Sunday and the spirit of what it represents. During its first year in existence the city of Branson had a fire with the potential to wipe it out and during the last year of its first century it experienced a tornado with the potential to wipe it out. Yet, as we celebrate the 100th birthday of the city we love and that many of us call home, Branson’s light burns brightly as a beacon of unique family entertainment for millions of visitors annually, natural beauty, fun, patriotism, and a place where the spirit of the One who rode a donkey into Jerusalem those thousands of years ago is honored.

Halleluiah and Happy Birthday Branson, Happy Birthday!