In Puritan England Christmas carols were abolished by parliament in 1627 being considered part of a “worldly festival.” While ...

Last Sunday marked the beginning of the Advent season. This season always starts on a Sunday and encompasses the four Sundays before Christmas.

Why is there such a disconnected between contemporary reformed understanding of Israel and the Puritans? This is what I seek to explain in this article. To begin, it is important to understand that ...

The last couple of years my December column has been about Christmas celebrations around the world. This year I decided to ...

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The Naperville Historical Preservation Commission will hear a proposal Thursday to make First Congregational Church a city landmark.

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a ...

Thanksgiving is a genuinely Christian holiday because it rejects the concept of luck. If your good life is the result of random happenstance, there is no one to thank — you just got lucky. It would ...

The emphasis on the Pilgrims’ feast narrowed conceptions of who belongs in America, excluding groups like Native Americans, Catholics & Jews.

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