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The birth of Jesus was a divine intervention, the moment God Himself stepped into our world as a baby. Now this, in itself, is a gift beyond measure, a gift of love, grace, a gift of salvation that ...

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

On Christmas Eve, Ukrainian families create a living Nativity scene by spreading straw across the floor and placing hay beneath the dinner tablecloth. “This gesture connects the birth of Jesus to the ...

Despite the secularisation of Christmas, biblical symbolism seems to be everywhere at this time of year. From images of the Virgin Mary on Christmas cards to carols about the little donkey, the baby ...

Jesus’s birth was a silent night, when all was calm and all was bright, but there was a context to the Christmas story critical to understanding the lesson of Christmas. This context gives insight ...

Every Christmas, a storm of controversy ignites over the accurate date of Jesus’ birth. Fueled by sensationalist media and a public eager to speculate, these debates churn out myths and historical ...

Christmas is here and Christians across the world are celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. However, you may be wondering how the holiday exactly came to be. With no confirmation of Jesus ...

Stories about Jesus' birth are famous. But what about stories about Jesus' childhood? One early Christian text, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, invents some pretty crazy stories about the schoolboy ...