Plus: Louis Braille’s alphabet, and a record-breaking hail storm
Brad Littlejohn | Once a year, rootless moderns find an anchor in the past
Plus: a first for children’s television
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” celebrates the meaning of Christmas and Christianity
How did the tradition of decorating Christmas trees with ornaments get its start?
President Ronald Reagan used his Christmas speech to declare U.S. support of the Polish people
Maryrose Delahunty | How a little boy on a quest for meaning shared the gospel with an entire nation
LIFESTYLE | Swiss ornament dealer’s love of vintage ornaments earns him local acclaim
Kevin DeYoung | The problem of the “historian as activist” approach to the past
Sword fighting is an ancient martial art straight from the pages of history
