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

Holidays have an uncanny way of exposing how messy our lives really are. The juggle of expectations from different family ...

Two decades into the resurgence of Christian adoption advocacy, the movement bears both visible bruises and greater wisdom.

Twenty people were attending the Baptist church on a Sunday in July when a missile exploded only 500 yards away. Most judged ...

Jesus didn’t just come to earth to save us from our sins, but to invite humanity to participate in the divine life.

The 12 days of Christmas tell of martyrdom, pain, and sacrifice as much as life, joy, and salvation. This is no accident.

Global Methodist bishop John Pena Auta is heading home to Nigeria with an overwhelming assignment. He has to find the words ...

The toll of war is particularly evident in Jabalia, a city in northern Gaza under double siege: The east-west Netzarim ...

For Marcos Witt, writing Christmas music is about more than capturing seasonal sentimentality or warm memories. It’s about ...

Some of what old Simeon then says sounds Christmasy enough for our expectations. The baby is “a light for revelation to the ...

At Christmas, God is not everywhere equally at once, evenly distributed in a state of constant homeostasis. He’s “here”—a ...

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 ...