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 ...

In the ABC special Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas, the Oscar-winning actor and producer hosts and narrates what is a more realistic retelling of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, ...

The birth of Jesus was a divine intervention, the moment God Himself stepped into our world as a baby. Now this, in itself, is a gift beyond measure, a gift of love, grace, a gift of salvation that ...

Every mother looks forward to her baby’s birth. The novena of pregnancy — nine months — is (like novenas are supposed to be) a preparatory time of “getting to know you, getting to know all about you.” ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — It's Christmas, a day to be with friends and family and remember the true meaning of the holiday. With that in mind, as we do every year, we thought a proper way to mark the occasion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To some people, Christmastime is nothing more than a season of generosity, joy, dressing up evergreen trees, waiting for Santa ...

Dec. 22—If you've been following my column since I first started back in January 2013, you've learned by now I love writing about Christmas traditions when it's Christmas time. It has always been my ...

Every Christmas, a storm of controversy ignites over the accurate date of Jesus’ birth. Fueled by sensationalist media and a public eager to speculate, these debates churn out myths and historical ...

In celebration of Christmas, the scene of the arrival of Jesus was recreated by St Christopher’s Episcopal Church, in Springfield, complete with living actors and barnyard animals. The living nativity ...

“Belief systems involving a supreme deity are creations of human imagination.” Bill Patrie (9/20/2023). So, it is understandable that his Christmas column of 12/26/23, would state that the birth of ...

Why did God have to send his Son to be born of the Virgin Mary, to a carpenter named Joseph, in a manger, in a city where the poor like Mary and Joseph could not afford a decent hospital for the child ...