Scripture is full of stories inspiring awe. Are we allowing ourselves to be astonished?

The holidays are overwhelming. As a Christian and an introvert, I take refuge in church.

Holiday specials remind us of a salvation we already have.

Charles Schulz’s improbable holiday special echoed his own acquaintance with lowliness.

I’m not into the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holiday. But I find a vicarious joy in “rejoicing with those who rejoice.”

I learned how to mourn when my mom lost her mind, and then her life, to dementia.

Faith is dividing families. What does lament look like in our relationships to God and our loved ones?

Proposal to secularize the civic calendar prompts controversy.

Herod’s massacre of the innocents in Matthew 2 challenges us to participate in the “groans” of God’s world.

Americans expected to send 1.6 billion cards this year, continuing Victorian-era tradition.