For the third year in a row, Heidi Pelligra will transform part of her property into a Bethlehemian barn just like the one Jesus Christ was born in after his mother was denied a room at the inn. “It’s ...
Sipping hot cocoa, baking holiday treats and singing off-key to Christmas carols are great ways to kick off the holiday ...
This story was originally published by ArtsATL. From “A Christmas Carol” to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “It’s A Wonderful Life,” there is an undeniable similarity among the traditional Christmas ...
Pope Francis prays in front of a Nativity Scene crafted in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as he arrives for a meeting with the donors of the fir tree set up in St. Peter's Square as a Christmas tree ...
Nativity scenes around the world have added a new accessory this Christmas season: the keffiyeh. In a controversial take on the classic holiday display, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s ...
First, let me say we did not have a nativity scene in our home when I was growing up. The only thing I had was a small plastic version to hang on the tree. When I was teaching Sunday school, I bought ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Westside Baptist Church has brought Bethlehem to Jacksonville once again with its living drive-thru nativity scene. The realistic experience has drawn at least 50,000 visitors ...
Chris Greenough does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The annual challenge for clerics is to present a story listeners think they know everything about — the Son of God being born in a manger to a Virgin far from home — and offer something new, memorable ...
For centuries, the town of Bethlehem has been synonymous with the birth of Jesus, its name etched into Christian tradition.
One subject that never dies, and, more significantly, never bores, is the life and times of the first-century Jewish rabbi and martyr Jesus, whose followers founded a religion in his name, or, rather, ...