When sampling the mulled wine, try the Bavarian gluhwein or Swedish glogg.
Remember Advent calendars? You know, the calendars used to count down the days remaining until Christmas, which often have chocolate goodies tucked aw...
Flickr Photo by AForestFrolic Alright, we admit it - we're a little behind on our holiday crafts. December came way too quickly this year, and fo...
When I was little, my mom made an advent calendar for me and my sister. Hers was similar to this one expect the tree was made out of felt, she cross...
An Advent calendar is a special calendar that counts and celebrates the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Some calendars are strictly relig...
Photo: Flickr, Ali Edwards What better way to start off the Christmas season than to create an advent calendar? To make this one, you'll need 25 ...
In the midst of overscheduled lives, do we create space for God's surprises? Mary and Joseph pleaded with the innkeeper to make room for Jesus. Do we?
"I remember being a wee child and having an Advent calendar in my bedroom," says Tyler Green, editor of ARTINFO's Modern Art Notes, Modern Painters columnist and author of a Tumbl'd Advent calendar for art lovers.
Perhaps they should call it a case of "Merry-Juana." A German man is now facing drug possession charges after local police discovered a six-foot-tall ...
There was that morning I will never forget, when I stood in the sweet sanctuary. I was at the table before the bread and the wine, saying those ancient Words of Institution, when my belly began shifting around with those smooth oceanic movements.
Even though we don't expect Santa for another few weeks, December 6th is the day when we remember the original "Old St. Nick."
I'm heartbroken right now. The Tea-Party movement rose in this country on a wave fear. It is a fear-based movement. It is NOT based on love.
An artist friend of mine creates personal Christmas cards that capture some of the ironies of the season. I always look forward to seeing what is in those envelopes from Houston every December.
The tradition of the Advent calendar is known to have existed in some form since the middle of the 19th century. For Christians all over the world, i...
