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Saint Nicholas – taken from Heroes of the Faith: Volume Two One problem with becoming a public hero is that, inevitably, your life ends up in the hands of the public! There,...

Elizabeth and Zechariah – taken from Celebrating Christmas Luke begins his account of the nativity of Jesus in what might seem a rather surprising way. We are introduced to Zechariah, a priest...

Every December the world pauses, some willingly, some wearily, to tell the story that divided history in two. We call it Christmas, but heaven called it Rescue Day.In that Bethlehem...

Mary – taken from The Christmas Story  

Caesar Augustus – taken from God With Us In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world . . . And...

Advent Calendar – taken from Celebrating Christmas The most obvious expression of the countdown to Christmas today is the Advent calendar, a card with a flap for each day of the season,...

It's a Wonderful Life– taken from Christmas at the Movies It’s a Wonderful Life follows the life of George Bailey, born and raised in the typical American small town of Bedford Falls....

Advent – taken from Celebrating Christmas The run-up to Christmas is considered by the church as the season of Advent, from the Latin ‘Adventus’, or ‘coming’. Advent is a time of preparation,...

Every year Christmas seems to arrive faster, like a train thundering into the station before we’ve even packed our bags. We rush, we shop, we scroll and then sigh, ‘Did...

Every December the world sparkles. Lights appear in windows, cinnamon and cedar aromas permeate the air, pine trees migrate indoors and carols drift through shopping centres while trolleys overflow with...

We live in a world that celebrates speed, success and strength, but often forgets kindness. Yet it’s kindness that keeps humanity human. A kind word, a patient tone, a helping...

Tuesday 11th November is Remembrance Day. Every year on Remembrance Day, we pause. We bow our heads. We fall silent. We lay wreaths. These moments matter, but remembrance is more...