60-Second Stretch: Christmas

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Thanksgiving Ushers in Peace!

When my kids were little, we spent many long hours traveling to the grandparents’ house for the holidays. In order to help our littles c...

No doubt about it: Christmas is a magical season. Short-lived though it may be, the Christmas Spirit transforms our lives and communities...

In part 1 , we learned about the historical inspiration for Santa Claus, Nicholas of Myra, who died on December 6, 343. Nicholas’ ha...

Santa Claus is surely one of the most beloved figures of modern times. But did you know that he was perhaps even more beloved long before ...

I feel like 22 years has just been stolen from me and my family. Why? Because I recently learned about an Icelandic Christmas tradition ...

In Act 1 , we learned how the little fir tree became important to Christians. Boniface used the tree as an object lesson to teach about ...

In Act 1 , we learned how the little fir tree initially became important to Christians. Boniface used the tree as an object lesson to teac...

It’s difficult to imagine Christmas without decorated trees. But do they have any “redeeming” value for Christians? And how did the idea g...