By Art Farstad February is a presidential month for historically minded Americans. And rightly so. Our first and truly great president, George Washington, was born in February (Feb. 11, 1732, […]

By Ken Yates Introduction I am a guy who likes creature comforts. I like indoor plumbing, a nice hot meal for supper, and a comfortable bed. Two or three pillows […]

By Zane Hodges1 You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance (Ps 65:11). So wrote King David centuries ago. Or perhaps he wrote this as […]

By Marcia Hornok Did Mary ride a donkey to Bethlehem? Did an innkeeper reject Mary and Joseph? Was Jesus born the night they arrived? Did a multitude of angels sing? […]

By Bob Wilkin The author is an assistant professor of New Testament and Greek at Bethlehem College and Seminary. John Piper is the chancellor. In the Acknowledgements, Bruno says that […]

By Mike Lii During this time of year, children are often asked, “Do you believe in Santa?” It is interesting to note that when it comes to answering this question, […]

By Kathryn Wright Over the past few decades, there has been an overwhelming exodus of young people from churches in the United States. Many Millennials (and Gen Z) who grew […]

By Ken Yates Manasseh, one of the kings of Judah, was not a good man. He brought a great deal of grief upon his people. He ruled for fifty-five years […]

By Art Farstad* *This article first appeared in December 1991 in Grace in Focus. At Christmastide, even the most convinced Protestant should be allowed a little Latin–for example, gloria in […]

By Dix Winston Hanukkah, also called the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish festival celebrating the time when Israel gained independence from Greece and, beginning on the 25th of […]