Move over, Santa. This year’s Christmas controversy is about the devil.

From rabbits and Inklings to Kardashians and King, here are the year’s best reads according to CT’s editor in chief.

Christians can love America—with all of its flaws and failures—precisely because we don’t expect it to be the kingdom of God.

Christians can’t know what’s waiting for us next year. But we can know what kind of people we hope to be when we get there.

Israelis and Palestinians are equally beloved of God. But there’s no moral ambiguity about the genocidal evil of Hamas.

We live in a world haunted by sin and suffering. But it’s also one that points us to a glory beyond imagining.

Character and competency matter all the time, whether that’s in public office or the church.

The late Jimmy Buffett’s songs and the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien both long for a home just beyond reach.

The German philosopher Hartmut Rosa’s concept of ‘resonance’ offers a way through the current malaise.