(Phil 1:4-6, 8-11). Never has the season of Advent felt more necessary or more insufferable. Even as some aspects of life return to normal (whatever that means now), the ongoing pandemic has kept the ...

“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is ...

Daily devotional readings from Christianity Today. “I bring you good news …” (Luke 2:10). With these words, the angel began a stunning gospel proclamation: The Savior, the promised Messiah, the Lord, ...

Chicago independent bookstore Madison Street Books is selling Hanukkah and advent book calendars this holiday season. Owner Mary Collopy Mollman said staff “all love putting our heads together to ...

As we await full justice with Christ’s return, a guilty verdict only partly satisfies. As we prepare our hearts for the birth of Christ this Advent, many of us have also been preparing our hearts for ...