One of the most amazing things about the Christmas story found in the Gospels is the simplicity with which it is told. Luke, for example, does not attempt to embellish the story in any way to remove anything that might distract from the sentimentality of his account, nor does he add some things that might make […]

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests” (Luke 2:14). “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword” (Matt. 10:34). Does this sound like Christmas, that Jesus came to bring a […]