Category: Christmas

Premier plans to find a place for the lonely on Christmas Day   Christian radio station’s promotion will match people with places at Christmas   Lonely people will be offered somewhere to go on Christmas Day thanks to a unique, nationwide, on-air promotion being organised by Britain’s largest Christian broadcaster. Premier Christian Radio has been asking […]

“And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He travelled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She […]

“Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices! O night divine, the night when Christ was born;” – O Holy Night “You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine […]

I first got acquainted with Santa as a child, singing “Jingle Bells” in school, addressing Christmas wish-lists to “Mr Claus”, watching The Santa Claus movie. I associated Santa with milk and cookies and presents for good behaviour. But what if I told you there was much more to Santa than that? What if I told […]

I recently discovered a tactic to get free food from Dunkin’ Donuts, and as I am no longer able to take advantage of it given that I have moved back to a country that doesn’t run on Dunkin’ I thought I would share it with you all. Step 1 – Go to Dunkin’ Donuts Step 2 – […]

What if I told you one of the characters from the Nativity has been left out for many years? What if I told you a creature present at Jesus’ birth doesn’t get a single mention in any carols? What if I told you for too long we had been leaving the dragon out of the […]

Things you won’t hear at church at Christmas #1 “Santa doesn’t exist” – no minister wants to risk a mass exodus of families with young children. Things you won’t hear at church at Christmas #2 “For today’s festive reading turn to Revelation chapter 12” – which is a shame, for it is a great passage […]

Last Christmas, rather than giving my heart to some girl who would have only given it away the next day (rather a waste of a pretty vital organ…) I watched the BBC’s rather good Nativity series, which gave a pretty solid portrayal of the nativity story, neatly split into four episodes run on consecutive nights […]

At the moment I’m facing a bit of a Christmas present crisis. For the past few weeks there has been all sorts of snow and ice all over the country and internet deliveries have been delayed massively, meaning my present for my Dad will probably spend Christmas not under the tree but in a Royal […]

A guest post by Stuart Molar, a youth minister from Crumlin who is also a great guy for having random conversations with at Christian festivals. At this time of year, thoughts inevitably turn to Christmas and all that goes with it-presents, food, family, parties, time off! However, I have been feeling very challenged of late, due […]