Christmas

A New Mexico church has given gifts to nearly 2,500 children.

A high-level official in western Indonesia on Saturday (Dec. 17) announced an agreement with a multi-faith body that prohibits Christmas celebrations in a district at sites without government approval.

When we surrender our lives daily to the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18), asking him to make us more like Jesus (Romans 8:29), he answers our prayer and uses us to lead others to our Lord.

The author of a popular new children's book about the Wise Men says much of what passes for facts about the Magi is likely false.

Santa Claus brought Christmas cheer to a group of deaf children in Washington, DC, last week by communicating with there using American Sign Language.

A city in Texas held two separate Christmas parades after an LGBT group included a man dressed in drag at the 2021 Christmas parade.

The overwhelming majority of Protestant churches will be open for services on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day this year, both of which fall on a Sunday, according to a new Lifeway Research survey.

Today, we do not wait for the Messiah to bring salvation. We wait for the Messiah to return, when He will reveal Himself fully as King and restorer of all creation. Like Mary’s understanding of His first coming was shaped by the larger story of God’s promises, so too our Advent disciplines and Christmas celebrations can only be properly understood in light of a bigger story. Soon enough, like Mary, we’ll burst into song at the news of Christ invading this world.  

A nativity scene that has been a regular part of the Christmas season in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, may not be on display in coming years.