Faith & Inspiration | As Christmas zips itself shut, the gospel goes on. A layer of dirt
caked the nursing home windows, which overlooked both a traffic
accident and a Walmart. I liked singing there in the company of a
few hearty Baptists,
Nigeria |
For the third Christmas in a row, Nigerian Christians have come
under brutal attack. According to CNN, local police report that at
least 12 people were killed…
Religion |
“One Nation Under God?” That was the headline of the lead article
in this week’s
New York Times
Sunday Review section. The very smart Molly Worthen led…
Christmas |
Most people who haven't finished their shopping are starting to
worry about what gifts to give a friend, relative, or spouse.
Quick, what did you give or…
Faith & Inspiration |
Imagine that you have been cold for a very long time, as long as
you can remember. You are in a snowy landscape, but this is not the
pleasant kind of snow of…
Faith & Inspiration |
“’Twas the Night Before Christmas” is a hot
cocoa-and-popcorn-snuggle-up-in-your-footie-pajamas kind of rhyme.
Christmas has associations with Currier…
Newsworthy |
Airbrushing Jesus.
The Telegraph
in London reports that a team of “mystery shoppers from Nielsen
brand auditors visited the card aisles in branches of…
Faith & Inspiration |
Angels abound this time of year. Little wooden ones with wire wings
beckon from the shelves of curio shops, inflatable ones preside
over front lawns, and…
Faith & Inspiration |
It’s my 21st Christmas, and I want to cut down the tree myself.
“You’ll get dirty,” Dad says. “And what if it’s too wet to bring
into the…
Faith & Inspiration |
Standing in the drug store card aisle, reading Christmas cards “To
Husbands,” I realized that Christmas is another one of those
milestone report card…
Faith & Inspiration |
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who
is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11). My next column won’t be published
until the day after…
