As Putin professes a ceasefire over the Orthodox holiday and a famous Kyiv monastery cathedral changes hands, evangelical seminarians relate the toll of ten months of war.

Churches observing St. Stephen’s Day retain the charitable roots of December 26.

Composed during World War I, “Shchedryk” folk song has survived the Nazi, communist, and now commercial eras to remind and revive the ties of hearth and home.

Because of Jesus, we are not like those who grieve without hope this holiday season.

This children’s Christmas book paints baby Jesus in a new (or rather ancient) light.

How the fact of the Incarnation fulfills the hopes of every culture.

5 questions about the global icon of Mary you see every Christmas.

Herod’s massacre of the innocents in Matthew 2 challenges us to participate in the “groans” of God’s world.

Breaking with tradition, local leaders grant permission to move celebrations from January 7 to December 25, continuing separation from Russia.

Christian communities in former Soviet Union nations reap the benefits of still-secularized holiday, winning recognition and opportunities for the gospel.