This year I’ve switched gears, opting for a new mother-daughter tradition that inspired me to slow down and savor the season.

“Dear friends, Advent is the season of the presence and expectation of the eternal. For this very reason, it is in a ...

Grace’s Closet at Grace Lutheran Church, 1114 N. Cambria St., Bellwood, will host a clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon ...

Hang a stocking for Jesus. Fill it with notes and prayer intentions during Advent. You can pray for those intentions in the ...

I have always been fascinated by John the Baptist’s appearance, demeanor, and character. He embodied passion, austerity, ...

Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in ...

Rev. Joshua K. Owens serves as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in historic downtown Lumberton. He can be reached by email at [email protected].

Advent's Lent-like waiting period is exactly why churches do not immediately whip out Christmas trees at the end of Ordinary ...

By Rev’d Fiifi AFENYI-DONKOR As the year draws to a close, Ghanaian streets glow with festive lights. Churches and homes prepare to celebrate Christmas, the joyous arrival of Christ. Advent, the ...

This past week, the Christian calendar entered the season of Advent, and depending upon who you ask, you might hear an entirely different explanation of what this means. Trust me, it’s confusing even ...

The Mass schedule at St. Charles Catholic Church, 31 Cherry Hill St., is as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at ...

Works like Brueghel's 16th century "Census at Bethlehem" and Daniel Bonnell's "Seeing Shepherds" look at salvation from ...