Yet his time on Earth would be marked not only by his humble birth (celebrated ... which we celebrate at Easter. Christmas and Easter show us the story of this King, Jesus, who does not match ...

The Bible says a lot about Jesus Christ, but the book never explicitly says when the Son of God was born. Though many Christians celebrate the Messiah's birthday on December 25th, experts agree he ...

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:20-21). Both Christians and Jews believe in the story of Adam ...

So in the 4th century, they created a rival festival to mark Jesus' birth: Christmas. The Bible doesn't explicitly state the date on which Jesus was born, and many theologians place his birth in ...

Carols and hymns were sung, and the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion ... “For Christians, Christmas is a major celebration as it marks the birth of Jesus. Easter, on the other hand, is ...

For some devout Christians, the answer is simple: We have the Gospel stories because that is what ... Pagels considers the various accounts of Jesus’ birth. Curiously, the historical record ...

Many of these congregants have not walked into the darkened portals of a church since Christmas ... Without that story, the focus on Jesus dying for our sins lessens. There should be more of ...

Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman In another blog post, she wrote about why she was against eating ham on Christmas Day ...

the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the Feast of Easter that surpasses all others, eminently more important than our observance of the Savior’s birth. After all, Christmas simply teaches and ...

Like most scary stories, Poltergeist first lulled the ... The ancient historian Plutarch recounted how, around the time of Jesus’ birth, sailors heard a voice announcing, “The great Pan ...

A Christmas Carol, with his impressions of King Arthur. Upon arriving home, Charles's wife, Catherine Dickens (Uma Thurman), suggests that he tell Walter the story of the King of all Kings, Jesus ...

He urged the faithful to resist materialism and embrace simplicity, reflecting on the birth of Jesus as a symbol of hope for humanity. Francis kneels as he leads the Christmas Eve mass in St ...