At the Christmas Eve service I attended recently, the Christ candle in the Advent wreath wouldn’t light. The pastor tried and tried. Eventually, as giggles worked their way down the crowded pews, he said everyone should just pretend it was lit.
(RNS) — One of the holiest days of the Christian year is right around the corner.We need more churches and we need more Christians to take the teachings of Jesus seriously and risk it all for the sake of healing the world.
(WW) -- With victims of fires holding a special place in her heart, Nebraska firefighter Carissa Smith began a local ministry targeted to help the victims of fires and disasters, as well as the first responders who work those tough scenes.
A humanist doesn’t see any hypocrisy in celebrating a festival which predated Christianity, and which reflects a real, celestial rhythm to mark midwinter and celebrate the days growing longer.
Frankincense has been prized since ancient times as a potential panacea, and today it’s being used in everything from skin-care products to cancer treatments. But the frankincense tree is in peril.
It happened that Caesar Augustus ordered a census. Because of the census, it happened that Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem, which happened to be the village of their ancestry.
Regardless of that joy we have as we celebrate together this holiday season, as adults we also realize there are men and women who are willing to sacrifice their holidays with family so that we can enjoy ours.
In 2018, the United States crossed the Christmas music threshold — playing at least 2% Christmas songs on Spotify — on November 15. According to EveryNoise, Americans don’t really embrace the holiday spirit on Spotify until well into November.
When I review advertising for Forbes it’s usually for big, well-known brands. And I do it because I think we can all learn something from it. Well, this time my inspiration comes from a wonderful holiday film not from a big brand, but from a church
(RNS) — Neil Armstrong's words as he first stepped onto the surface of the moon — “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" — are some of the most memorable in history. But seven months earlier, the astronauts aboard NASA’s first manned