A pastor friend offered ... to mess up Christmas. Our deepest need is to find ways to “bless up” Christmas and make the most of the best of this season. I enjoy a poem by Christopher Fry ...

In 1946, a prominent Lutheran pastor named Martin Niemöller wrote a famous poem about his experience ... (Courtesy photo) Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black communities from ...

It was there we found And God Created Great Whales, Alan Hovhaness’s tone poem for orchestra and whale song ... and holding a dachshund all at once. The Night Pastor turned out to be no exception.

Silent Night, originally a German poem written by pastor Joseph Franz Mohr, is now a Christmas staple to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Jingle Bells, the fun and upbeat song, has become synonymous ...

Candles, poems, Scripture ... for us and who brings light into our struggle and our pain,” said Pamela Palmer, care ministry and groups pastor at Good Shepherd Church in Naperville.

The opportunities of a new year make for a great opportunity to open that closet door, or slide out those drawers and go ...

Having spent most of the last four months thinking about our Basin’s land and water, I was glad to be assigned the reading of ...

Church leaders are preparing remarks for Christmas and plan to share messages that encompass the true spirit of the season, ...

On that cold Christmas Eve of 1830, Professor Moore, grieving for his beloved wife and daughter, gathered his family. As he ...

The annual challenge for clerics is to present a story listeners think they know everything about — the Son of God being born ...

By Chip Hutchieson Kentucky Today A song often heard as Christmas approaches is that the holiday “is the most wonderful time ...

It’s 2025 and everyone is eager to see what the year ahead has in store for them. Most people have high hopes as they look ...