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What Are Ways We Can Celebrate Advent? First, we can attend worship services at church where we light the Advent wreath and sing songs about Christ. Music is a powerful way to reflect on Christ’s time among us and His promise to return. While song songs this time of year are Christmas focused, others are […]
The headquarters for National Public Radio, or NPR, are seen in Washington, DC, September 17, 2013. The USD 201 million building, which opened in 2013, serves as the headquarters of the media organization that creates and distributes news, information and music programming to 975 independent radio stations throughout the US, reaching 26 million listeners each […]
Recently, my colleague Kasey Leander sat down with Dr. Andrew Newell of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, to discuss the Christmas hymn, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” Originally published in 1739, the song is a treasure of orthodox Christology, something just as needed today as it was in the 18th century. As Newell explained, England at […]
Johnny Cash and Billy Graham | Courtesy of Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon NASHVILLE — Johnny Cash is one of the most influential country artists of all time, known globally for his musical ingenuity, lyrical depth and cross-genre popularity. But it was the country icon’s deep Christian faith, spiritual boldness and hard-earned […]
Grammy-winning singer Steven Curtis Chapman says he’s not the type of artist who can write music without being prompted by God. For Chapman, songs are born out of events in his life. “I don’t wake up and say, ‘Hey, I need to go to work and write a song today.’ I find myself moved by […]
In the 19 years since country music legend Johnny Cash’s death, Hollywood has released a major motion picture and multiple documentaries about the so-called Man in Black. None, though, have examined his Christian faith as deeply as does an upcoming documentary, Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon. Releasing in theaters Dec. 5, 6 […]
A Dallas, Texas, megachurch is responding to social media criticism of its popular Christmas multimedia event by saying, “Jesus deserves our absolute best.” Criticism of Prestonwood Baptist Church’s “The Gift of Christmas” program led to stories in The Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle, and other Texas-based media. This year’s event is taking place Dec. […]
Getty Images A TikTok trend of stay-at-home moms sharing their daily routine of performing domestic work has prompted a debate about whether it encourages women to be submissive. As Insider reported earlier this month, women showcasing their lives as homemakers is part of a trend of American women making “trad wife” (traditional wife) content showing the […]
A church in Ohio is hosting a Christmas festival that features about 300 different Nativity scenes. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church’s HeART Gallery ministry is hosting the December festival. The event started last Saturday and runs through Dec. 18. The 300 Nativity scenes come from members of the congregation and local residents. Other decorations are donated […]
The holidays are rapidly approaching. They rush toward us with an expectation of getting noticed. Thanksgiving and Christmas meld together as consumerism reaches a feverish pitch as the weeks of November drift into December. Black Friday becomes Black Thanksgiving Night, and soon there will no Thanksgiving pause before the madness begins. I am thinking about […]