Every church will find creative ways to tell the Christmas story. But here are some important things to keep front and center.
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Baby Jesus Statue Returned to Church After Almost a Century
Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken, New Jersey, got a late Christmas surprise when a suspicious package arrived.
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Away With the Manger: More Americans Look for a Secular Christmas
While 9 in 10 Americans say they celebrate Christmas, less than half (46 percent) say they see it as a religious holiday—down 5 percentage points since 2014.
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Christmas Urban Legends: Shepherds as Outcasts
Many scholars have taught that shepherds were societal outcasts in first-century Israel, but the biblical portrayal of a shepherd is extremely positive in the Old and New Testaments.
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Christmas Urban Legends: No Room at the Inn
David Croteau discusses what’s wrong with the traditional understanding of Joseph and Mary’s arrival at Bethlehem and their inability to find a place to stay. He demonstrates how the actual biblical narrative may not line up with how we remember the story.
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The Sacred Ordinary
Simple moments capture the importance of Christmas because they allow us to more closely share the wonders of that first night in Bethlehem.
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