Those beautiful white and gold angels you see on Christmas trees were originally monsters. At least, that is the claim made by scholar Esther Hamori in her book God’s Monsters. Hamori writes that ...
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, it does the soul good to slow down and remind yourself what the holiday is really about. One way to do that is by reading Christmas Bible verses.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The time of a world covered in white, singing cheery songs and of course, presents. That’s right. I’m talking about Christmas. But when I say Christmas, I ...
Close your eyes and imagine a Nativity scene. Now, make sure everything is there: a donkey, three wise men, shepherds and lambs, cattle and farm animals. Don’t just imagine the Nativity scene itself — ...
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent This Advent, the “Friends of Windsor Terrace” acquired a permit to erect a Christmas tree in the middle of Bartel-Pritchard Square, a plaza (read ...
In the Christmas story, as recorded in the book of Matthew, wise men presented gifts to baby Jesus. Two of these gifts were frankincense and myrrh. These are costly perfume oils derived from certain ...