Have you ever felt sad around Christmastime? Have you ever felt guilty for feeling sad around Christmastime? Take it from someone who has dealt with unseasonable melancholy for the better part of the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNA)—Although he is the only person in the world to have the job of preaching to the Pope, Father Raniero Cantalamessa sees his work as simply delivering the message of the Gospel. “It ...

As a lectionary preacher who works mainly on Sundays, I have spent much of my preaching life grazing the well-fertilized pastures that my tradition has laid out for me. Sometimes I press up against ...

Today we start the new Church Year with the beginning of a new season of Advent. Regular worshippers here will have noticed that there is no Altar at the Crossing, immediately in front of the ...

On 17 December 1933, the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer delivered a powerful sermon in London. Advent always seemed to draw out the best in him, which should not be surprising given his love of ...

If you need some help injecting some energy and fresh ideas into your Christmas sermon planning this webinar is for you! Matt Woodley, Anthony Delaney, and Ken Shigematsu talked about how to prepare ...

For many Christians this past Sunday marked the beginning of Advent: A season of anticipation as we prepare for the birth of Jesus. Churches who read the selected scriptures from the lectionary read ...

This sprawling, immersive account from historian Pearsall (Atlantic Families) explores “the effect of the world on the American Revolution” rather than the “too often” Continue reading » We Mend with ...

Year passes year, silently; Christ’s coming is ever nearer than it was. O that as he comes nearer earth, we may approach nearer heaven. Christ nearer earth, you and me nearer heaven. So, what a time ...