Christmas offers an opportunity to look upon the incarnation with fresh amazement. But does the timing of our celebration just reflect pagan tradition? Listen Now Read More Desiring God
Month: December 2020
The Glory of Christmas
On the night Jesus was born something spectacular took place. The plains of Bethlehem became the theater for one of the most spectacular sound-and-light shows in human history. All heaven…
Christmas and the Wrong Side of History – Samuel James
When you think about it, nearly everyone and everything connected to the first Christmas was on the wrong side of history. Zechariah and Elizabeth were on the wrong side of…
A Baby vs. the World
A Christmas message came to my mind a few years ago as I stood shivering in the autumn chill at the grave side of Father Jerzy Popieluszko. Jerzy was a…
Wishing You a Merry Christmas
“‘ . . . The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’” (1 Pet. 2:7). Merry Christmas from the Ligonier team. Read More Ligonier Ministries Blog
Is Christmas Too Pagan to Celebrate?
As Christmas approaches, many people begin to question the legitimacy of the holiday. Was Jesus born on December 25th? Was Christmas simply borrowed from earlier pagan sources? Is Christmas a…
#9 Story of 2020: An Antidote to Despair
I am a biologist, a worker in a field with a sorrowful history of categorizing human beings by race. Source Read More Evolution News
Joni Eareckson Tada shares COVID-19 update: ‘What COVID meant for evil, Christ meant for good’
Just days after testing positive for coronavirus, Joni Eareckson Tada, the founder of a Christian ministry devoted to extending outreach to the disability community, shared an update on her condition,…
Rush Limbaugh: Joe Biden’s ‘darkest days ahead’ comment is ‘the last thing I would say’
Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh addressed Joe Biden’s prediction that the “darkest days” of the coronavirus pandemic are ahead on his last show of 2020, describing the comments…
The Hardest Time of Year: Grieving Pain and Loss at Christmas – Vaneetha Rendall Risner
The Christmas season carries heavy expectations. Expectations that often more closely resemble Hallmark images than the quiet expectancy of celebrating Christ’s birth. We picture festive gatherings with family and friends,…