Things Happen — But Don’t ‘Just’ Happen
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.
Grateful at Christmas
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.
When Is the Right Time to Start Listening to Christmas Music?
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.
An Advertising Lesson From a Church in North Carolina
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
From Apollo 8 to SpaceIL, How to Celebrate Shabbat, Ramadan and Christmas in Space
(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
Why the Message of ‘Silent Night’ Has Endured for 200 Years
(RNS) — It was the night before Christmas, and not a creature was stirring. Except for the mice at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria, who were busy chewing through the bellows of the organ. Their handiwork left the church's priest, the Rev. Joseph Mohr, scrambling to find
Christmas & Families
There is something about the Christmas season that is sure to light up most any face (except for the most die-hard Scrooge), especially as we get closer to the big day. And it seems that the Christ of Christmas shows himself to us in several
Survey: Less Americans Want More Christ This Christmas
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Most Americans -- but significantly less than four years ago -- want more religious meaning to the Christmas season, and for some that
Giving the Gift of Giving
Rather than just giving Christmas presents to the needy, two Kansas City-area church churches are giving the gift of giving and helping parents or guardians to pick and give their own presents to their children.
Why Isn’t There a ‘War on Easter’ like Christmas?
Christmas -- the only Christian holy day more popular than Easter -- has somehow become a recurring scandal with the so-called "War on Christmas." Yet