...But within the Christmas story are Herod and the wise men, who are not, in fact, Jewish. Yet as we compare these two, we find two radically different responses to that first Christmas.

Christmas is a time of celebration and song, goodwill and good food, family and friends. But it's important to remember that the source of Christmas is the saving Christ.  Humanity is lost, fallen. We were...

A central part of who Jesus is and therefore what we are to believe is found in Jesus’s teaching about what he came to do. He came to do a number of things. Jesus clearly came to reveal...

Friend or no friend, America’s history with the Jewish people goes back farther than either the Trump or Biden administrations. In fact, the country’s very foundation is based on the Jewish Scriptures.

...When we speak of sacrifice as a value in a family culture, we mean giving up something valuable to bless someone else. Teaching children to sacrifice is a powerful way to highlight the gospel...

How should we approach God in prayer? Few things are as important for Christians as knowing what makes for effective prayer. Prayer connects us to our Creator by giving us the opportunity to make our thoughts, hopes, and sorrows known to Him. That’s not something you want to get wrong! 

A.W. Tozer is one of my favorite authors. I hope you enjoy these Christmas related quotes from him:

Noah's new beginning was swiftly marred by an incident recorded with stark brevity in Genesis 9, an event that would dramatically shape the geo-political and moral landscape of human history.

At last, the topic of hell is being discussed in conservative Christian circles. I want to use the occasion to challenge the reader with the question—have you fled from the wrath to come?

...I am increasingly persuaded that “hearing back” from God in the life of prayer involves an analogous process. It involves a practiced prayer life that matures our perceptions to hear him aright.
 

...We need to know and share the three most important Messianic prophecies found in the Hebrew Scriptures, the prophecies that were so miraculously and gloriously fulfilled in the birth of Jesus...

...As a Christian, I have a different perspective on Mamdani’s election. God is sovereign, and we have nothing to fear. Jesus promised that the gates of Hell will not prevail against the church.

...Many people today approach Jesus like a child playing with Play-Doh.. The Jesus they claim to love and follow is not the Jesus of the Bible but rather a Jesus created by their own imaginations. 

...There is a price to pay for being a Christian, but it can never be compared to the price that Christ paid coming into our world on our behalf. Even today, there is a price to pay for celebrating Christmas.

Who is it that comes to worship this young child? There is a wide disparity in the reactions to Jesus’ birth. We might categorize them under three very different headings: hostility, apathy, and glory.

...Yet even in these exceedingly dark times, God’s sovereignty reigns supreme, and His plan cannot be stopped. This was true at the birth of Christ, and its still true today.

...People see Jesus in the only way they’ve ever encountered Him, and often that’s only during Christmas and Easter. Therefore, Jesus remains to most people as either a helpless baby or a dying man.

...I can hardly think of a more humble, innocent, and precious way for our Savior — the King of kings and Lord of lords — to have come to us. So vulnerable. So small. So out of sight.