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Christians working in the media have been speaking about integrity and truth, and the challenges they face in their jobs. Several leading journalists took part in a recent special online service organised by the network Christians in Media. Lucy Denyer, associate editor of the Telegraph magazine, explained: “It can be a tough working environment. Journalists...

The Church Commissioners for England, a leading responsible investor, has been recognised for Excellence in ESG by the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA). The award comes at a time when the Commissioners are accelerating their engagement with companies and fund managers regarding climate change, diversity, inclusion and impact investment. In particular, the...

On the whole British people are happy with the title ‘Father Christmas’, a suitably neutral name for the central character in children’s Christmases, writes David Winter. In America, however, and by a process of cultural indoctrination increasingly in other English-speaking countries, the same red-coated and bearded fellow with his sack of presents is known as...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, on 25th December 1771, Dorothy Wordsworth – writer, poet and diarist – was born. She was sister to the poet William Wordsworth. She had no ambitions to be a published author herself, but her diaries – particularly the Grasmere Journal, eventually published in 1897 – reveal her to be a...

** Camels In Jane’s Christmas drawing, two of the camels were approaching the inn, over which was pictured a large star.  The third camel and its rider were going directly away from it. “Why is the third man going in a different direction?” her mother asked. Jane replied: “Oh, he’s looking for a place to...

It’s not easy getting the right Christmas present for others, especially in these uncertain times. However, the Magi’s gifts were entirely appropriate and help us to understand God’s gift of Jesus to us. ‘On coming to the house, they saw the child with His mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped Him. Then they...

Steve Biko, the South Africa anti-apartheid activist, was born 75 years ago, on 18th December 1946, in King William’s Town. He was a founder of the Black Consciousness Movement, and he was beaten and left for dead by state security officers in 1977, aged 30. He was raised in his family’s Anglican Christian faith, though...

The Bethlehem manger, shepherds, wise men, Jesus, Mary and Joseph – it’s all so familiar to older people, who are shocked to hear that younger generations may be hazy or ignorant of them.  Aren’t they part of everyone’s education? Yet the first Christmas was restricted to just a few. What 21st Century Christians proclaim as the...

Did you know that mince pies have been traditional English Christmas fare since the Middle Ages, when meat was a key ingredient?  The addition of spices, suet and alcohol to meat came about because it was an alternative to salting and smoking in order to preserve the food. Mince pies used to be a different...

The President-Elect of the Glasgow COP, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the CEO of London Stock Exchange Group have supported the landmark launch of the opening of the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre. The centre will provide free and publicly available in-depth data on how 10,000 companies are aligning with a net zero pathway, significantly scaling existing...

Angel Tree gives parents in prison the opportunity to send a Christmas present to their children. In 2020, the scheme sent out over 4,400 gifts. Christmas is especially difficult for prisoners and their children. Angel Tree lessens the devastation experienced because of parental absence by not only helping families connect, but by providing children with much-needed...

This Christmas, why not think about putting a Nativity scene in your front window, to remind passers-by of the real reason for Christmas?  And next Easter, you could put up a Christian poster or a Christian cross in your front window.