Are Christmas Carols too Simplistic for Today's Troubles?

Russell Moore shares a story of dropping into a local bookstore and overhearing a man talk about why he hated Christmas music. Moore writes:

This guy started ...

'Insignificant' General Grant Goes Unrecognized

God often hides his greatest gifts in ordinary packages. Perhaps, knowing our heart, he doesn't want us to become enamored with the mode of delivery. ...

In the Incarnation God Became both Small and Big

British pastor, Matthew Hosier, writes about a missionary friend who moved to a Muslim majority nation:

When we first moved to the Middle East we heard ...

Studies Show Different Responses to Christmas Music

This time of year, the songs of the season are everywhere: at the mall, in elevators, on TV, and in the earbuds of many personal audio devices. But recent ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: 'Advent Opens Our Prison Door from the Outside'

While waiting in a Nazi prison cell in 1943 a few weeks before Advent, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a friend, "A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes, ...

Jesus Said: 'I Got You' as He Shielded Us from Death

In his sermon, Todd Wilson tells a powerful story of rescue in a life and death situation.

As a country, we are still reeling from many tragic events. ...

Little Surfer Feels Safe Because His Father is Watching

John Ortberg shares the following story:

A few weeks ago, when I was out surfing, there was no one else in the water except for a huge guy practicing martial ...

Is Christmas Making You Ill?

The Christmas season is not only one of the most stressful times of the year; it's also one of the most dangerous times of the year. A recent article ...

Calvin and Hobbes ask 'How Good is Good Enough?'

Fleming Rutledge writes: Sin is a category without meaning except in reference to God. A Calvin and Hobbes comic strip illustrates this in an endearing ...

Psychologist: Workers Are Less Productive with Christmas Music Playing

It's that time of year again—the "most wonderful time of the year"—when Christmas carols ring through shopping malls, department ...