Christian News

Sunday School Looks Different Since Pandemic’s Start: From Monthly to Missing

At St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in the Chicago suburb of Woodstock, Illinois, the once weekly Christian education program is now monthly, and known as “Second Sunday Sunday School.”

Bob Dylan: ‘I’m a Religious Person’ and ‘Read the Scriptures a Lot’

Bob Dylan recently shared insights about his faith and his longtime love for sacred music.

Candlelight Hair-Fires Are Common—Church Leaders Tell Ed Stetzer Their Most Humorous Christmas Service Memories

Ed Stetzer recently asked church leaders to share their most humorous Christmas service memories. The responses he received didn’t disappoint.

Eric Geiger: ‘I Feel Sorry’ for People Who Use Christmas Sunday Controversy To ‘Show Themselves More Holy Than the Rest of Us’

Eric Geiger has weighed in on the Christmas Sunday controversy, saying that he “feels sorry” for those who use the fact that their church is meeting on Christmas day to “show themselves more holy than the rest of us.”

German Churches Save On Heat, Still Help the Needy Warm Up

Churches have joined in Germany’s efforts to save on heating costs this winter, forcing their congregations into ever more layers of clothing.

Witches and Wise Men and ‘Old Magic’: A Look at the Spookier Origins of Christmas Lore

Here are a few of the scary ghost stories of Christmases long, long ago that author Linda Raedisch conjures in “The Old Magic of Christmas.”

Nearly 1,000 Faith Leaders Call for Christmas Cease-Fire in Ukraine

Nearly 1,000 U.S. faith leaders are calling for a Christmas cease-fire in Ukraine 10 months after Russia invaded its neighbor. The leaders said they hope a temporary truce could lead to negotiation of permanent peace.

Pastor Made Famous By Livestreamed Robbery Arrested, Charged With Fraud and Lying to FBI

Bishop Lamor Whitehead, Brooklyn pastor who became famous after being robbed at gunpoint during his church’s livestreamed worship service, was arrested Monday and charged with fraud and lying to federal agents.