Santa Claus, the modern icon of Christmas, is derived from traditions associated with Saint Nicholas, a fourth-century bishop ...

Second, the Virgin Birth is fitting because it signals Jesus’ uniqueness. It indicates that Jesus, though fully human, is ...

The immorality of killing the old and ill has never been in question for Christians. Nor is our duty to care for those the ...

“Do not fear” has too often been translated into the American ideology of “happily ever after.” But in context, it was spoken ...

Motherhood is your highest calling.” At the time, this felt true—I’d left a career I loved to stay home with my child. Yet ...

Our Book Awards affirm the biblical wisdom that “two are better than one” (Ecc. 4:9). They also celebrate the irreducible ...

Some Protestants observe the Catholic tradition of Simbang Gabi, predawn services in the days leading up to Christmas.

By the time Barbara Jo Jones went away to a missionary boarding school at age six, she could speak two languages. But as a ...

The journey through Advent teaches us that we need Jesus. The Light of the World is coming to set the captive free. As ...

A conversation with Beth Moore about UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect Luigi Mangione and the nature of sin. “Wrath” is a ...

Our Christmas songs and carols turn up in some surprising places. They come from some surprising places, too. “Ding, Dong!

Even if members are politically active and many leaders are often outspoken about issues and candidates they support, most ...