The author of The First Christmas reviews the other First Christmas.

How the incarnation helps Christians think about plastic surgery.

Artists' depictions of Christmas night, from A.D. 1306 to 2007.

Mary and Joseph weren't trying to check into a hotel—they were staying with relatives.

At the first Christmas, the angels proclaimed, ‘Peace on earth.’ Just-war and pacifist Christians together can make it happen.

At least four people brought the now-inviolable hymn to its current form.

Another reason we eagerly look for "the one who is to come."

Why it matters that "a real son of a real mother" did not have a human father.

How to respond to the next blockbuster book/documentary/movie that questions traditional Christianity.

First, let's take back Easter.

But questions about candidate's Mormon beliefs may continue.

The kingdom of God springs forth from the empty womb.

The so-called Christmas wars are much larger than we imagine.

Why we sometimes wish the atheists were right.

Hopeful signs in American culture could precede theological shifts.

Daniel's and his friends' actions weren't to protest their pagan divinity program, but to show that God was the source of their excellence.

Alister McGrath's challenge of famous atheist is bracing—but does not go far enough.

Evangelical Theological Society will vote on changing its theological basis.

Not everyone who says 'Lord, Lord'—or avoids slurs—will enter the Kingdom of Heaven