Liturgy is a word used in more formally ritualistic churches and in academic circles to describe what actually takes place in worship, particularly the words spoken, actions taken, songs sung, etc. It is really all-inclusive of what happens in worship,... Chris Howlett

A typical New Years Resolution is to read your Bible more regularly. This is a fine resolution, one I hope you will accomplish. One easy way to do this is to get into the habit of systematic reading. There are... Chris Howlett

Covina, California and Louisville, Kentucky; Bruce Pardo and anonymous man; hate and love. The range of human emotion and motivation is amazing and was evidenced Christmas Eve in these two men, one apparently motivated by jealousy and anger, the other... Chris Howlett

I wonder if it would be possible for the revolutionary Jesus to actually alter the way we celebrate Christmas? I mean, Christmas in this culture, REALLY has nothing to do with Christ. Nothing. Christmas trees, meals, family gatherings, and gifts,... Chris Howlett

Well, Barack Obama has gone and done it now! Can you believe it? He dared to ask Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church to pray at Obama's inauguration!Liberals are freaking out! They're angry at Obama. Conservatives are livid! They're upset... Chris Howlett

In Christmas animations, cards, pageants and more, we see the heavenly host singing Christmas carols to the shepherds as they watched over their sheep on that first Christmas night. There were shepherds and there were angels, but they weren't singing... Chris Howlett

The legend goes something like this:Martin Luther, the great reformer of the Western Church, was traveling home one evening through a forest of evergreens as he stopped to view the way the twinkling stars shone through the boughs of the... Chris Howlett

If you missed the message The Reality of Christmas: The Three R's of Christmas, part 2, and the first seven myths, go here. Myth #8 is "Xmas is taking Christ out of Christmas!"Now, to watch many Christmas specials on television,... Chris Howlett

The Incarnation is best understood “…more fundamentally as an act of love, an expression of God’s own nature. Even had there been no fall, God in his own limitless, outgoing love would still have chosen to identify himself with his... Chris Howlett