Jesus is inviting us to do that—to receive Him into our hearts. It’s a great paradox. According to Byzantine tradition, Christ is called the Pantocrator, the One who holds everything in His hands.

We can take them seriously without taking everything literally. So let’s go back to the Nativity. Of the four Gospels, two describe the virgin birth of Jesus, and two don’t mention it.

The birth of Jesus at Christmas is all about hope, peace, joy and love, writes Lauren Green of Fox News this holiday season — here's why this matters and the origin stories of each.

Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity" celebrates the birth of Jesus through Black American musical culture. For the eighth consecutive season, a local, intergenerational cast performed this joyful ...

We’ve come a long way since those days of journeys on foot and no room at the inn. Or have we? The coming of Christmas this year coincides with the publication of several news articles about the ...

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). God's promise and purpose for humanity involves not just ...

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 ...

The accounts of Jesus birth in the New Testament are very mystical. They begin with an angel appearing to Mary, telling her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

In the time of Jesus' birth, midwives played a central role in births across the Roman Empire. They also publicly attested to questions about pregnancy or virginity. In this 15th-century work by ...

Timing: The precise timing of Jesus ’ birth, as foretold in Daniel 9:25, is another factor to consider. The odds of Jesus being born at the exact moment in history that fulfills the prophecy are ...

Accordingly its consideration of the birth of Jesus starts with Paul’s references thereto: Galatians 4:4; Romans 1:3, 4 and 8:3, and Philippians 2:5–11.