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  When Christmas was banned

  Martyn Whittock | Sat 24 Dec 2022 11:18 GMT

  The biggest direct challenge that the celebration of Christmas has ever faced in Britain occurred in the 1640s and 1650s. And it occurred at the hands of believers who passionately believed that their conflict with it represented the will of God in purifying the church and nation.

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  God in the chaos

  Belle Tindall | Sat 24 Dec 2022 11:16 GMT

  Our Saviour arrived in chaos. And guess what, he's still showing up in yours.

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  How sacred music enchants the secular world

  Jacob Lupfer | Sat 24 Dec 2022 11:16 GMT

  We may notice it more at Christmastime or at the movies, but sacred choral music has the power to move all of us, religious or secular, just about any time.

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  Mary's Magnificat: the wait is over

  John Stonestreet and Maria Baer | Sat 24 Dec 2022 11:13 GMT

  Today, we do not wait for the Messiah to bring salvation. We wait for the Messiah to return, when He will reveal Himself fully as King and restorer of all creation.

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  An Advent miracle: can we put ourselves in Joseph's sandals and trust in God against the odds?

  Igor Améstequi | Fri 23 Dec 2022 8:48 GMT

  For Joseph, there was no human solution to the problem, so God stepped in to create one.

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  Everything that's wrong with Scotland's new gender recognition law

  David Robertson | Fri 23 Dec 2022 8:14 GMT

  In this Brave New Scotland, to suggest that a teenage girl who is struggling with gender identity disorder should seek psychiatric help is a hate crime; to chop off her breasts is an act of love.

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  Helping people find food, hope and faith during the cost of living crisis

  Christian Today | Thu 22 Dec 2022 7:29 GMT

  The Message Trust's community groceries aren't just helping people practically. They're also offering people life skills, friendship and the chance to discover the ultimate source of hope - Jesus.

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  Archbishop's silence on same-sex 'marriage' is weak leadership

  Andrea Williams | Wed 21 Dec 2022 11:59 GMT

  If the Archbishop really cared about uniting the church, he would unite it around Scripture by speaking truth.

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  A new book brings Christians and Jews closer together

  Irene Lancaster | Mon 19 Dec 2022 7:32 GMT

  As the Jewish community commences the festival of Chanukah on Sunday night, the 8-day festival of the miracle of the lights (and don't forget to listen to the Classic FM Chanukah musical celebration programme on Boxing Day, 9.00 pm), it might seem apt to celebrate a new book which aims to bring Christians and Jews closer together.

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  In praise of a quieter Christmas

  Peter Crumpler | Mon 19 Dec 2022 6:30 GMT

  Special, quieter, services at this time of year can give many people the chance to reflect and bring their grief, their worries and concerns to Jesus.

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  How the Church is helping to build a lasting peace in Burundi

  Christian Today | Sun 18 Dec 2022 9:40 GMT

  Désiré Majambere, Tearfund's Country Director for Burundi, speaks to Christian Today about why the Church is so important to the country's prospects for a lasting peace and what he's learned through years of painstaking work building relationships, supporting dialogue, and fostering reconciliation.

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  Times might be difficult, but isn't that when we see the very best of the Church?

  David Barclay | Wed 14 Dec 2022 11:49 GMT

  A social response and being the hands and feet of Jesus to our nation during challenging times seems to be what we do best.