(RNS) — At Christmas, Christians herald a leader who will rule with truth and grace; this is good news, as the world has precious little of either. Belief that Jesus is this leader gives hope to all ...

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone ...

Topekans David Luke and his wife played a risky game Thursday: They let their six children open their Christmas gifts before morning Mass. But they didn’t have much a choice: The kids were up at 6:30 ...

Steve Carter, editor for Preaching Today, and Gary Burge, New Testament scholar, tells us what he hopes to hear in Christmas sermons and also what he would preach on this Christmas season. Have you ...

I’ll never forget my worst Christmas/Christmas Eve sermon ever. I wanted to try something “fresh” but outside the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth. So I took my people into the wild world of Revelation ...

The story that is the most familiar — the nativity of Jesus Christ — can leave pastors and ministers grappling with what to say in their sermons in fresh and lively ways. Churches also can expect ...

The Christian faith of early 20th-century Irish author C.S. Lewis is enjoying a rebirth right now as American culture, and the wider Western world, appear to have lost a sense of right and wrong.

The Christmas season is often a time of joy and celebration, but for many, it is also a moment to pause, reflect, and reset their values. This year, the Christmas sermon by Bishop Enos Kitto Kagodo at ...

The Rev. Tom Christell Jr. admitted it's difficult keeping the Christmas sermon fresh. With this being his last year in the pulpit as pastor of Grace Lutheran (ELCA) Church in Springfield, he's felt ...

Rev Rachel Mann says she will encourage her congregation to tweet during her sermon Britain's senior Anglican bishops will be tweeting their Christmas Day sermons for the first time this year. The ...

Britain's senior Anglican bishops will be tweeting their Christmas Day sermons for the first time this year. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the archbishop-designate, as well as clergy and ...