But it can only happen when we understand the Incarnation. While the birth of Jesus describes what happened that first Christmas, it's the Incarnation that tells us what it means. It means that ...

WHAT would you do if you knew the King was coming for tea? That’s exactly what happened to us recently. We did everything to ...

“Silent Night” depictions of Christ’s birth are unrealistic, as plastic as decorations that appear on lawns every December, ...

The family of Jesus Beltran is picking up the pieces of their broken hearts after he was shot and killed at a bus stop on ...

We can be so busy celebrating Christmas that we lose Jesus. We string the lights, trim the tree, and buy the gifts. And during all this busyness, we can forget all about the Lord. We Americans are ...

That might seem not to be an issue in Mississippi, a state known for its strong Christian beliefs. However, pastors from a ...

Christians look back in time to the birth of Jesus long ago, but we also are meant to examine ourselves intently at the present moment.

And maybe that was the right response. We have sanitized and commercialized the meaning of Christmas and robbed it of its deeper meaning: Jesus enters our world as a homeless exile, not only to ...

The image of baby Jesus in the Bethlehem barn warms our hearts. Each December we recreate the moment on our lawns and beneath our Christmas trees. Stores sell plastic donkeys and wooden mangers.

And January 1, the eighth day of Christmas, celebrates the circumcision of Jesus. Each of these ties bloodshed to Christmas—even the last one. This is not, however, how we usually mark the ...

But was Jesus actually born in December? And if he wasn't, why do Christians celebrate his birth on December 25 every year? Here’s a quick breakdown of the origin of Christmas as we know it ...

There are two ways of projecting power: there is Herod’s way, and there is Jesus’ way. Those who celebrate Christmas in a world of power plays and power struggles near and far should read ...