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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.

Kathie Lee Gifford Wants to Spend Her Days ‘Refired, Not Retired’

At age 69, Kathie Lee Gifford isn’t content resting on her laurels. Instead, she has a renewed passion to share her Christian faith with others, following in the footsteps of biblical characters.

‘Take a Break’ or ‘Leave Altogether’—Beth Moore’s Warning to Christians on Musk’s New Twitter

Bible teacher Beth Moore recently offered a Twitter lesson, one that she said she had to learn "the hard way," in the hope that her experience could help others from falling into the "same trap."