The Christian faith of early 20th-century Irish author C.S. Lewis is enjoying a rebirth right now as American culture, and the wider Western world, appear to have lost a sense of right and wrong.

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone ...

In their rare moments of quiet concentration before Christmas, Roanoke Valley ministers have crafted sermons they hope will convey a message of joy and peace today. Their challenge was to find a fresh ...

I’ll never forget my worst Christmas/Christmas Eve sermon ever. I wanted to try something “fresh” but outside the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth. So I took my people into the wild world of Revelation ...

The story that is the most familiar — the nativity of Jesus Christ — can leave pastors and ministers grappling with what to say in their sermons in fresh and lively ways. Churches also can expect ...

When missionaries arrive in a cross-cultural context, they look for cultural interests that may serve as points of contact for gospel proclamation. The preacher already has points of contact built in ...

OCALA — St. Martin’s Anglican Church draws 40 or so parishioners on an average Sunday. The Church at the Springs three campuses in Marion County bring in closer to a collective 3,000. A crowd might ...

Not everything in Augustine's Christmas sermons is as theologically clear, but we would do well to ponder his words on the wonder and the many paradoxes of the incarnation and join him in celebrating ...

The Rev. Tom Christell Jr. admitted it's difficult keeping the Christmas sermon fresh. With this being his last year in the pulpit as pastor of Grace Lutheran (ELCA) Church in Springfield, he's felt ...

Many around the world will attend church on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve, perhaps the only time they will darken the doors of a church in any given year. So the church has a wonderful opportunity to ...