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 ...

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

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

Mike Cosper: It’s interesting. I see it a little differently. The other way to think about it is that Wicked in particular is ...

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

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

Ten years ago, the world was horrified when the radical Islamic group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 young girls from a school in ...

The immorality of killing the old and ill has never been in question for Christians. Nor is our duty to care for those the ...

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

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

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