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We Are Not Panicking   Share Source: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite As the aftermath of last week’s events are debated and analyzed across the fruited plains, I am reminded of a scene in "It’s a Wonderful Life." In the movie, George Bailey can’t leave on his honeymoon because there is a run on his Bailey Building and Loan. The customers are gathered in the lobby of the Building and Loan, demanding their deposits. George tells them that his nemesis, Mr. Potter, will buy everyone’s shares for 10 cents on the dollar. George tells his customers, “Potter isn't selling. Potter's buying. A...

It was 74 years ago on Dec. 20, 1946, the timeless Frank Capra Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life” had its premiere at the Globe Theater in New York City. The official release of the movie took place several weeks later on Jan. 7, 1947. At a time when the day-to-day storyline, various sub-plots, and daily drone of the dark dialogue of our life circles around the drain of the consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus global pandemic of 2020, “It’s a Wonderful Life” has taken-on a renewed meaning.

TODD R. McADAM Cortland Standard Nearly 75 years on, the movie is hauntingly familiar. We’ve run with George Bailey down Main Street, wishing the world a “Merry Christmas.” We’ve gone sledding near an ice-covered river, driven past a cluster of tidy little houses built in the 20s, 30s and 40s not far from the painted ladies and architectural legacies of a bygone era. We’ve gone into the churches, stared down at the rivers from the iron-truss bridges. We know a Burt and Ernie, a Mr. Martini. A Violet Bick and old man Potter. We know how easy it can be, like...

Life lessons from 'It’s a Wonderful Life' JavaScript in your web browser. Please Go Engaging views and analysis from outside contributors on the issues affecting society and faith today. CP VOICES do not necessarily reflect the views of The Christian Post. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s). CP Current Page: Voices | Life lessons from 'It’s a Wonderful Life' Life lessons from 'It’s a Wonderful Life' By John Stonestreet, Christian Post Guest Columnist | Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey with his guardian angel, Clarence, in the 1946...

Maybe you recall that dramatic scene in “It’s a Wonderful Life” when a bank panic grips Bedford Falls and Bailey Building and Loan customers crowd into its lobby demanding their money. George Bailey urges calm. He asks how much they need to tide them over until the crisis passes. He hands out all of the cash on hand, except for $2, and saves the Building and Loan from falling into the hands of old man Potter. Now imagine those townspeople in crisis turning to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds for help. “Unfortunately, there’s just not enough state funding to make everybody whole, and that’s...