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Celebrating 500 Years of the English New Testament (1526 – 2026) This year marks the 500th anniversary of one of the most world-changing books ever printed: William Tyndale’s English New...

There’s something irresistible about a new year. The fireworks fade and the diet starts again. We stare at the clean page of a brand-new calendar, full of empty squares and...

Christmas Eve – taken from Celebrating Christmas There’s an old quote, ‘It is better to travel hopefully, than to arrive’, attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson. There is something appealing about anticipation...

Jesus – taken from God With Us The time came for the baby to be born, and [Mary] gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and...

Simeon and Anna – taken from God With Us Simeon took him in his arms and praised God . . . [Anna] gave thanks to God and spoke about the child...

The Clergy – taken from God With Us When [Herod] had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to...

Herod the Great – taken from God With Us Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem...

Peace – taken from Celebrating Christmas Peace is certainly one of the seasonal values. One of the great prophetic passages in Isaiah talks about the Messiah as being someone who can...

The Christmas Story – taken from Jesus Christ – The Truth Familiarity may not breed contempt but it certainly can breed complacency, and it’s a pity that one of the few...

How the Grinch Stole Christmas – taken from Christmas at the Movies Sixty years ago Dr Seuss wrote a little children’s book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, as a protest to the commercialism...

The Midwife – taken from God With Us [Mary] gave birth to her firstborn, a son. (Luke 2:7) Let’s consider the midwife. ‘Hold on,’ I hear you say, ‘there is no midwife.’ I agree:...

As the year draws to a close, some of us are walking through the longest, darkest nights of the year, while others are enjoying long, light-filled summer days. Wherever this...