One of my favorite C.S. Lewis quotes points out, as only Lewis could, that Jesus was either the Messiah (and the Son of God) as prophesied in the ancient Jewish scriptures, or He was a liar, a lunatic ...

(RNS) — Netflix’s new series about the return of Jesus to contemporary times is good television but bad theology. In the streaming service’s “Messiah,” al-Masih, as the returned Jesus is known in ...

The arrival of a newborn is always an occasion for celebration and joy. A child’s first Christmas, however, is also an opportunity for family members to project their hopes and unfulfilled dreams onto ...

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The exact date of Jesus Christ's birth is a contested topic among historians and theologians alike. But regardless of whether Jesus was born on December 25 or not, most Christian denominations agree ...