Returning to the church is nonnegotiable. Christ’s story is compelling enough to bring me to my knees, but without a through ...

Every year we set up a traditional manger scene near our Christmas tree. There are Mary and Joseph, a shepherd and a few sheep, three wise men and at least one camel, and the baby Jesus.

and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. The reader concludes: The gospel of the Lord. All respond: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. The figures may be placed in ...

Tis the season. I go to the storage room and begin to pull boxes out to get things ready for decorating for Christmas. I begin to move furniture around to get things in place. One of the first things ...