(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 ...

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 ...

It’s a challenge pastors often face, but it never has been more conspicuous than after a year like 2020. What inspiring words can church leaders possibly say during Christmas Eve services after so ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bishop Georg Baetzing, Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, attends the closing press conference of the Autumn General ...

More than 50 years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what would be his final Christmas Eve sermon. Titled “Peace on Earth,” the Dec. 24, 1967 address was somber yet hopeful, as King ...

I have a recurrent fantasy. Actually, it would make a pretty funny television movie. In the fantasy, I am very good friends with a Protestant minister. In early December, a church calls him to be its ...

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.

Churches across the U.S. and abroad are quietly experimenting with AI-generated Christmas content, from Nativity visuals and kids' lessons to full Christmas Eve sermons. Why it matters: Christmas ...

In their rare moments of quiet concentration before Christmas, Roanoke Valley ministers have crafted sermons they hope will convey a message of joy and peace today. Their challenge was to find a fresh ...