Why Are Academics Ignoring Iran’s Colonialism?
By A. J. Caschetta: Behavior they decry when done by Europeans is overlooked when practiced by the Islamic Republic.
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Christianity, Christmas and Western Civilization
By Carson Holloway: Though Christmas is a religious holiday, secularists should appreciate its great contribution to Western Civilization: the lesson that all men are equal in their fundamental human dignity. [E]ven Nietzsche, among Christianity’s…
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Recalling the Battle of the Bulge
By Victor Davis Hanson writes, “The Battle of the Bulge reminds us that when deadly enemies prove unpredictable, it is sometimes wise to have an even more unpredictable leader on our side.” As a…
Read MoreThis Christmas, We Need a Visit from the Real Saint Nicholas
By Walt Johanson: Over the centuries, the Saint Nicholas who led the faithful when a belligerent, anti-Christian government that punished believers has been forgotten.
Read MoreKing Herod, the Ruling Class, and Christmas in America
By Eric Georgatos: Americans know their heritage; they love their heritage; and they have a sense that the divine is in the mix.
Read MoreThe Star of Bethlehem
By Craig Chester: The story of the Star in the East.
Read MoreStarving Ships & Freezing Winter at Valley Forge, 1777-78
By Bill Federer: “December 25th — Christmas. We are still in tents, when ought to be in huts — the poor sick, suffer much in tents this cold weather.
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The Amazing History of Christmas
A new video from Prager University: How much do you know about Christmas—about its origins and its many beloved traditions? Do you know where the idea of stocking-stuffers comes from? Or how lights found…
Read MoreHandel’s—and Jennens’s—’Messiah’: Apologetics Through Art
By Eric Metaxas: We’re so used to calling the work “Handel’s Messiah” that we fail to notice that he only wrote the music.
Read MoreThe Enduring Power of ‘A Christmas Carol’
By Eric Metaxas: Hope, redemption and the power of story.
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George Washington and America’s Christmas Miracle
By Newt Gingrich: As I gather with family and friends for the holiday, I like to think about the most important Christmas moments that we have shared together. This year, as I was thinking…
Read MoreThe Christmas Truce of World War I
By William N. Grigg: For a tragically short time, the Spirit of the Prince of Peace drowned out the murderous demands of the State.
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Christmas Eve Again: What We Christians Have to Offer
By John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera: In his book, “The Triumph of Christianity,” (which, by the way was one of Chuck Colson’s favorite books) historian Rodney Stark describes the Roman world of that first…
Read MoreChristmas Eve through the Centuries
By Bill Federer: Through the ages, Christmas Eve was recognized at notable occasions.
Read MoreA Savior When You Need It Most: A Christmas Message Delivered Amid The Blood And Snow Of Bastogne
By Virginia Kruta: Just days before Christmas in 1944, my grandfather — SSG William Franklin Greenplate — was embedded with the 12th Armored Group in Longvilly, Belgium.
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