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Bonhoeffer: Advent Is Like a Prison Cell
In the midst of Nazi resistance, this Christian martyr offered three models for the season of waiting.
Our Advent Waiting Goes Back to Eden
At just the right time, God fulfills his promise.
Joseph’s Simplicity Was Actually Spiritual Maturity
God entrusted his only Son to a man who could not provide as his culture expected.
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Review
The Virgin Birth Is More Than an Incredible Occurrence
We’re eager to ask whether it could have happened. We shouldn’t forget to ask what it means.
Advent Doesn’t Have to Make Sense
As a curator, I love how contemporary art makes the world feel strange. So does the story of Jesus’ birth.
Advent Calls Us Out of Our Despair
Sitting in the dark helps us truly appreciate the light.
The Holy Family and Mine
Nativity scenes show us the loving parents we all need—and remind me that my own parents estranged me over my faith.
Have Yourself an Enchanted Little Advent
Angels are everywhere in the Bible. The Christmas season reminds us to take them seriously.
Egypt’s Redemption—and Ours
The flight of the holy family is more than a historical curiosity. It points us toward the breadth and beauty of God’s redemption.
The Bulletin
Matrescence with Lucy Jones
The Bulletin welcomes Lucy Jones for a conversation with Clarissa Moll on the neuroscience and social transformation of motherhood.
The Book Screwtape Feared Most
Once a bedrock Christian classic, Boethius’s “Consolation of Philosophy” has been neglected for decades. It’s time for a revival.
The Event Horizon of Advent
The Christmas season shows us our redeemed past and hopeful future.
Paving the Way For God’s Perfect Plan
John the Baptist reveals the call for preparation.