When Jesus grew up, he said and did things that aggravated and confronted the powers that be. Now, the lowly have gone lower, ...

The year, 1944. The date, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. The time, midnight. And for this day, we hoped the sounds of World War II would be drowned out by the hymns of Christmas sung by millions of ...

At Christmas, the human infant in a manger disappears with the angelic announcement of his being conceived by a virgin. His divine transformation is aided by a mystical “star” guiding three wise men ...

Instead of jingle bells, Santa Claus and angelic choruses, WaterTower Theatre is giving North Texas a superstar for Christmas. Jesus Christ Superstar, the rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim ...

After being a Christian for more than 20 years, I am still moved with the wonder of Christmas. The true story of the birth of Christ towers above the greatest adventure tale ever written. From the ...

Last year during Advent, instead of merely looking at a manger scene every once in a while, I began to pray with this visual each day. Instead of staring at a crucifix or contemplating another mystery ...

The figure of the baby Jesus will be returned to the manger on December 24 but the keffiyeh may not be. Jesus Christ displayed on a Palestinian Keffiyeh scarf gifted by the Palestinian Higher ...

Like good stories and old traditions, the Christ in the Manger plant is frequently passed from one generation to another. That's how a couple of unassuming leaves in a paper cup full of dirt from the ...

Thanksgiving is next week, and the day after, most Americans, if they haven’t already, will immediately plunge headlong into Christmas.

Last week I wrote about my sister Pam Cook's disappointment at missing the October blooming of her Christ in the Manger plant, also known as a night-blooming cereus. Like many people who receive the ...