I have long noticed a parallel between musicians and scientists. We both use instruments, and I think we both use them for the same purpose:

Christmas is a time when Christians think about empires, or at least when they should be thinking about them. The nativity narrative in the Gospel

It’s difficult to know which came first, Christmas or Dickens. With the possible exception of Jesus Christ, no one has had a greater influence on

It really is a wonder that It’s a Wonderful Life has become the preeminent American Christmas movie, eclipsing even the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street.

Novels give readers glimpses into lives and experiences different from their own; that is why reading fiction should be an integral part of pastoral ministry.

In this Advent season, we celebrate both the first coming of Jesus and also his promise to come again. These two events are related: if