The most important resolution that many Christians could make for 2018 would be a resolution to join their local church in membership.  Sadly, many believers think that church membership is a construct that was invented by pastors or denominations.  But this is totally false.  Membership in the local church [...]

Police in Philadelphia were chasing a runaway Christmas cow on the morning of December 14th.  "Stormy the Christmas Cow" made two daring escapes from a local nativity scene before finally being captured for good.  We don't normally put the words "Christmas" and "escape" together-- but that is exactly what [...]

The famous poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" features this iconic lyric:  "...the children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads."  In Matthew 1-2, the Bible talks about five supernatural dreams that God revealed to several important characters who were associated [...]

What is America's favorite Christmas carol? The evidence of American history points to "White Christmas"-- a wistful, melancholy song that was penned by Irving Berlin and made famous by the sultry voice of Bing Crosby.  In most cases, we're "dreaming" about something hoped for-- something that we're wishing would [...]

At a very low point in his battle against British slavery, William Wilberforce found an encouraging letter from his friend John Wesley-- where Wesley encouraged him to keep battling because the cause was right and God was on his side.  At the conclusion of Galatians, the Apostle Paul pens [...]