St. Martin’s Anglican Church draws 40 or so parishioners on an average Sunday. The Church at the Springs three campuses in Marion County bring in closer to a collective 3,000. A crowd might mean a ...

More than a semi-annual crack at irregular churchgoers, the Christmas sermon has traditionally invited us to worship and wonder. Since Christians began celebrating Christ’s birth, preachers have given ...

Topekans David Luke and his wife played a risky game Thursday: They let their six children open their Christmas gifts before morning Mass. But they didn’t have much a choice: The kids were up at 6:30 ...

Many around the world will attend church on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve, perhaps the only time they will darken the doors of a church in any given year. So the church has a wonderful opportunity to ...

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the Rev. William O'Toole searched for real-life stories he could use in his Christmas homily. These stories, he said, can help people understand the Christmas ...

If you want to help people see Christmas with fresh eyes, start by dropping these familiar fallacies. Pastors, preachers, and Bible teachers: Have you thought about your Christmas sermon or lesson yet ...

A Ukrainian serviceman carries his daughter on his shoulders, while people gather around a Christmas tree in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Dec. 6, 2023.

Five years ago I preached a Christmas sermon that struck out with one family. I know that preaching can be a dangerous business. But I’ve always thought the hazard was wrapped in the risk of trying to ...

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.

Rev. Bob Johnson, executive pastor at Chapelwood United Methodist Church, 11140 Greenbay, will preach a sermon series called "Christmas in July: The Director's Cut" at the 8:25, 9:45, and 11:10 a.m.

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 ...

President Donald Trump heard a Christmas sermon this week that centered on loving one another during difficult times and caring for refugees. The sermon, delivered by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde at ...