Christians around the world celebrate Dec. 25 as the birth of Jesus. But as many gather to exchange gifts, sing carols and marvel at Nativity scenes and Christmas trees, the story behind Jesus' ...

Today is Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas. Most Christians around the world celebrate Jesus’ birth at this time. No one knows for sure when Jesus was born. Many scholars believe that Jesus was ...

Thanks for joining today’s study, and special thanks to loyal readers whose comments greatly enhance this study. Let’s open our Bibles to Isaiah chapter 11: 1-10 — a Christmas season Messianic ...

Christmas! The mention of Christmas brings forth a flood of images and experiences – celebrations, time off work, church services, credit card debt, and family gatherings. For those who hold a ...

Newsweek Columnist, Vice President of Content at Salem Media Group and host of "Our American Stories" Billions of people around the world celebrate his birth every year, and hundreds of millions more ...

Christmas is believed to have first been celebrated in 336 AD by the Romans, but it did not become a widespread Christian festival until the ninth century. It is held on December 25 each year to mark ...

Luke 1:41-42: “It happened when Elisabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she spoke loudly and said, ‘Blessed are you ...

When I was growing up, Christmas meant everything. It was that time when you got a new shirt and pair of shoes, when you had the best meal and when joy was all over town. As the years have progressed, ...

Why do we still celebrate the birth of Jesus 2,000 years later? Let’s take it one step further: Why has humanity held out this event as supremely important for even thousands of years before that?

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

"Just in recent days, one Christian leader was quoted as saying that if Jesus predicted his death and then was raised from the dead, it doesn't matter how he came into the world," Mohler said. "But ...