The tradition of Christmas trees, although not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, is intertwined with various symbols and practices found in the scriptures. Bible verses related to trees and nature help us understand the deeper …
The Christmas classic The Little Drummer Boy, while a catchy tune, doesn’t have its origins in the biblical narrative, but in the mind of composer Katherine Kennicott Davis , who penned the song in 1941. …
See amid the winter’s snow, Born for us on earth below, See the tender Lamb appears, Promised from eternal years. Hail, thou ever-blessed morn! Hail, redemption’s happy dawn! Sing through all Jerusalem, Christ is …
Ghostly apparitions glide as easily into the Christmas season as they do Halloween. In fact, the traditional association of frightening morality tales with the holiday season stretches at least as far back as the seventeenth …
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has signed a law that officially moves the celebration of Christmas Day from January 7 to December 25. The previous date was in line with the Russian Orthodox Church’s observance of …
David I. Klein of Church Leaders writes that many Ukrainian Christians look forward to celebrating Christmas on December 25 for the first time this year following a calendar change by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. …
In this holiday season, Calvary Church in New Mexico gave 5,000 toys to 2,500 children in need, giving each child two gifts to enjoy Christmas. The services at the church were attended by over 16,000 …
The Place Church in North Carolina’s Gastonia was ravaged by fire, just hours following its morning service on Christmas Day. It took hours for the firefighters from the Gastonia Fire Department to take control of …
In his first Christmas speech in the role of a sovereign, King Charles III paid tribute to the Christian faith of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The speech marks the very first televised Christmas …
President Joe Biden was subject to criticism for not using the name of Jesus Christ in his Christmas address. The president did refer to the story concerning Jesus’ birth but did not use the name …