If you're anything like me, you may not have got very far with your Christmas card buying and writing this year. But don't despair!
Our Friday offer this week may be just be the spur you need. Pick up packs of 6 Christmas cards for just £2 (usual …
It's still only November, I know. But it's hard to find a date when we're all free. So yesterday, the wonderful people at Christianity Explored Ministries came down to join the Good Book Company team for our Christmas lunch. And we thought you might like a peak at our time …
December 1st is nearly here. Soon children around the world will be eagerly looking forward to opening a door each day and discovering something exciting. For some, the excitement will come from a small and swiftly gobbled piece of chocolate. For others, that excitement will be focused on Jesus …
Christmas is a time for giving presents – and a season that links directly to God’s rescue plan in sending Jesus. So surely the obvious present to give a child is a Bible? Yes! And No!
Yes, it’s always wonderful for children to have God’s living Word in a …
We’re hearing a lot of pretty strong claims made about the whole women-bishop-debate in the Church of England.
The secular media reports, and the comments from the bishops, are overwhelmingly annoyed that the measure to admit women to the episcopate failed—unsurprisingly, since both the media and the bishops …
It's scarily close. That season when many who are sympathetic to Christianity (but rarely give God a second thought) make their annual visit to church. And if you're speaking at a Christmas event, the chances are you're starting to at least mull the content of your talk and pray …
After yesterday's suggestions on how to get it wrong - here are a few suggestions on how to get it right! Let's take our lead from the message the angels gave to the shepherds:
"Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for …
These are all things that I find it very easy to do each December, regret in January, and then repeat the next Christmastime…
1. Be more excited about presents than Jesus. It’s great to think more about what we give to others than what we receive from them. But …
My first Advent calendar was in a shoebox. Numbered doors round the outside walls, flaps tucked back in to reuse it each year. But the exciting bit was inside. A 3D tableau of the nativity scene. A window at one end looking in to the box. And masses of stars …