One of the best literary introductions to Christmas . . . and one of the best conclusions

The inimitable Dickens in A Christmas Carol: Marley was dead: to begin with.  There is no doubt whatever about that.  The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.  Scrooge signed…

Mark’s Gospel “immediately” challenges readers to open the Christmas gift

Last Sunday, we considered Mark’s Christmas story.  Mark wants to make sure you don’t forget to unwrap the present on Christmas morning. Christmas programs tend to focus on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.  In Matthew, we find angels, Herod,…

Read Huckabee’s interview with CT if only to hear why he thinks we could do a better job preaching the Christmas story. . .

Mike Huckabee wants pastors to be more graphic about Christmas. The former Southern Baptist pastor says that the church has sanitized the holiday and should tell it like it happened. The former governor of Arkansas recently finished his 64-city book…