Susan Diehl, director of Christian education at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Orlando, is responsible for preparing devotions for Advent, which begins Sunday. Listening to Diehl, 32, enthusiastically ...

“It is fitting, my brethren, that we should celebrate this season of Advent with all possible devotion, rejoicing in so great a consolation, marveling at so great a condescension, inflamed with love ...

Churches start in many unique ways, often in small spaces and cramped quarters. For Silvia Santana in West Flanders, Belgium, it was around a coffee table. Christian Community is home to a ...

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are called “synoptic” because the are alike in subject, order and language. Agreement is theirs but we read words from three different men, each with his eyes and ...

Daily devotional readings from Christianity Today. “I bring you good news …” (Luke 2:10). With these words, the angel began a stunning gospel proclamation: The Savior, the promised Messiah, the Lord, ...

“To celebrate Advent means: to become Marian, to enter into that communion with Mary’s ‘Yes,’ which, ever anew, is room for God’s birth, for the ‘fullness of time,’” said Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

As we begin Advent and prepare for the birth of Christ in all the practical ways — gift buying, tree trimming, decorating, meal planning, and more — it’s important to prepare to welcome Jesus into our ...

Christmas is perhaps the most popular topic among devotionals this year, with nearly a dozen Advent titles publishing between now and October. These numbered readings, which center on the birth of ...