Christmas

As a curator, I love how contemporary art makes the world feel strange. So does the story of Jesus’ birth.

As we learn from the surprising journeys of several holiday classics, the term defies easy definition.

How Christmas upends everything that draws our culture to astrology.

Nativity scenes show us the loving parents we all need—and remind me that my own parents estranged me over my faith.

In place of large evangelism outreaches, churches try to be more intentional in the face of religious restrictions and theological changes.

Angels are everywhere in the Bible. The Christmas season reminds us to take them seriously.

Born-again Christians say the holiday is too Catholic and the celebration of Jesus’ birth isn’t based on the Bible.

The holiday isn’t the same with flooded tree farms and damaged churches from Helene, but locals find cheer in recovery.

The flight of the holy family is more than a historical curiosity. It points us toward the breadth and beauty of God’s redemption.