We tend to think of Christmas as a day-December 25-that is preceded by a season of commercials, sales, shopping, rushing, hurry, frustration, spending money, standing in lines, worrying, cooking, wrapping, more shopping, spending more money, going in debt, and lots more frustration. But it doesn't have to be this way. In the traditional church calendar Christmas Day was preceded by the season of Advent. This was a time of spiritual preparation, a time of getting ready for the Savior's birth. Perhaps we would do ourselves a favor to once again observe Advent as a time of anticipation and...

"What is truth?" ...Those familiar words that Pilate rhetorically asked of Christ are as relevant today as when uttered two thousand years ago.

The issue of truth is foundational to a proper understanding of everything in life--faith, morals, government, science, philosophy, society as a whole. Yet, we live in a day when most people seem to think that truth is pretty much "up for grabs." Various polls by both Christian and secular organizations indicate that most Americans no longer believe in absolute truth. As a result, we have largely abandoned a Judeo-Christian and biblical...