The spicy aroma of cookies baking in the kitchen, the woodsy scent of the newly arrived Christmas tree in the living room—delightful as these are, it is gratitude for the Christly love in our hearts that is the true fragrance of Christmas.
More than a thousand individuals, houses of worship, and faith-based organizations throughout the United States are expected to participate in a “Weekend of Prayer for Darfur” from December 8 to 10, 2006.
We often think about the history of the Bible and Christianity as an orderly process, where ideas were written down or reasonably discussed and preserved in a pristine state.