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A major new nationwide evangelism initiative for 2020 was recently launched at Lambeth Palace. The campaign, Advance 2020, is a unique initiative on the part of more than 100 evangelists and ministry leaders.  They have agreed to lead a major evangelistic thrust in 2020, and beforehand, to multiply the gift of younger evangelists, through mentoring...

Our pretty Christmas cards do not do it justice – the stable that Jesus was born in would have been smelly, dirty, and full of mess.   So why did God not provide something better for His beloved Son?   Why let Joseph and Mary scrounge around until they ended up in a smelly stable? Perhaps because...

Sixty young evangelists are to be recruited by HOPE Revolution following the success of Mission Academy Live. The young evangelists, aged 11 to 18, will be nominated by youth workers and will receive an intensive year of mentoring and training with small group work and residentials. The training courses focus on peer-to-peer evangelism in small...

(Luke 2:6,7) There was no room for Him. There is no room. In a world full of grasping, acquiring and keeping, of rights and demanding and self-centred living, there is no room for Him, the Child who is God. The world is full. And yet…without Him, without Jesus, this full world is empty. Make room....

Ever wonder why Jesus was born when He was?  The Bible tells us that “when the time had fully come, God sent forth His Son…” The Jewish people had been waiting for their Messiah for centuries.  Why did God send Him precisely when He did? Many biblical scholars believe that the ‘time had fully come’...

Loving, generous Father, This Christmas, please help us to keep you at the centre of our preparations and celebrations. May our thankfulness for the gift of your precious son, Jesus, motivate all that we think and say and do. May the joy of His coming shine from us and attract those who don’t know what...

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...

What a dilemma for a slimmer Eating all that Christmas fare, Getting fatter, what’s it matter? It’s only once a year.   Now the party has begun, Crackers and cheese and party hats Turkey with trimmings, presents with ribbons, Figgy pudding – do we still eat that?   Food a-plenty, plates all empty Waistbands bursting,...

Did you know that it is a family in Wiltshire, the Parkers, who claim to own the world’s oldest artificial Christmas tree?  It was bought in 1886, and is still put up every year.

The Visual Christmas Story My First Christmas Activity Book  And the Star Shone Brightly Bible Puzzles for Fun Really Useful Guides: Colossians and Philemon Follow the Star Christian Music – a global history (revised and expanded) The Last Journey – reflections for the time of grieving God’s Biker – motorcycles and misfits My Country Wept...

Did you know that the word ‘mistletoe’ means dung on a tree?  The Anglo-Saxons thought that mistletoe grew in trees where birds had left their droppings.  Mistel means dung, and tan means twig.

How to survive Christmas When people want your money for their charity Learn a poem by heart this Christmas – and stay sharp Don’t cook and sleep at the same time Shared meals are more fun Taking yourself on holiday Beware of selfies The loneliness of our young people Yo-yo dieting is ‘worse for your...