The Politics of Christmas
Far from the quaint Hallmark card version of the crèche scene that is foisted on us each year, Luke’s Christmas story is a call to allegiance.
The Gospel, and Immigration Crisis, According to the Grinch
JULY 23, 2014 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- Fans of the Dr. Seuss Christmas special are familiar with the Grinch whose heart was two...
The Nativity, The Incarnate God, and Why I Am A Christian
DEC 25, 2013 | BY: YAHOLO HOYT -- The reality of the Nativity is so alien and awkward to our view of the world, we feel compelled to...
Five Ways to De-Commercialize Christmas
DEC 25, 2013 | BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- We’ve created a Christmas monster: a grotesque assemblage of pagan, Christian and capitalist...
Is It Possible to Celebrate Christmas and the Birth of Jesus on the Same Day?
DEC 18, 2013 | BY: JON HUCKINS -- There is certainly a warm, nostalgic feeling about the Christmas season. Social media fills up with...
Missing the Message
DEC 17, 2013 | BY: KATHY VESTAL -- The message of the baby in the manger is one of spreading love, mending the broken, comforting...
Les Misérables: Valjean or Javert?
BY: KATELIN HANSEN -- The story of Les Misérables follows Jean Valjean who, having spent 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread...
Incarnation – Can Anything Good Come from a Crisis Pregnancy?
BY: MORF MORFORD -- Can anything good come out of Nazareth? The Gospels ask. Can anything come out of a crisis pregnancy...
Goodbye Santa! Hello St. Nick! Or, how many slaves work for you?
BY: MARTY TROYER -- There are more slaves in the world today than at any other time in human history. On December...
Bethlehem: Then and Now
BY: REV. DR. MITRI RAHEB -- Bethlehem has become almost a mythological place: Children imagine it with a...