"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and "White Christmas" in their local ...

Laura Wright explores the meaning of joy in the Advent season and joins Christians in Bedford for an impromptu carol ...

The lack of church decor also teaches about the penitential nature of the season. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the ...

I have always loved Advent. Even as a child, I was filled with the aching wonder of the season when my dad would lead us in singing O Come, O Come Emmanuel to the glow of the Advent wreath in the dark ...

I grew up in a not so typical Southern Baptist church in Jacksonville. Its uniqueness was apparent in the structure of the building, the formal order of worship, and the high church music. Even so, we ...

December tends to fly by once it gets going, and it's easy to skip right to the joy and wonder that the holiday brings. But ...

In my last column, I mentioned the outrageous sums people spend to celebrate Christmas by extravagant giving to one another, especially children, as well as alternative fundraising efforts by our ...

I turned on the radio the day after Halloween and heard Christmas music. How can my family focus on Advent when the culture skips it altogether? I turned on the radio the day after Halloween and heard ...