The Christmas story is certainly one of joy, and good news. But there is one dark moment should still cause us to shudder — and that is how King Herod, having been informed of Jesus birth, and realising that the wise men had not returned to tell him the exact location of it, ordered all…

It’s rare that you don’t see three wise men as part of a nativity play, or TV drama. However, there’s a lot that gets mistaken — they almost certainly rode horses, and not camels, they arrived up to 2 year after Jesus was born, and not the day he was, and there were significantly more…

On one hand, it’s easy to get caught up in all the trappings of Christmas — the food, the music, the decorations, the presents, the family gatherings. But it’s also inescapable that this celebration marks something that fundamentally changed the world, whether that’s first in our minds or not. And that something is actually someone;…

Joseph was engaged to be married to Mary, when the news came that she was pregnant. And He had a choice — listen to those around him, who would undoubtedly told him to get out of that situation, or listen to God. And in a step of faith, He listened to God who told him…

Mary is undoubtedly one of the most famous individuals that the Bible records — indeed the part of Mary is seen as one of the biggest in nativity plays throughout schools and churches throughout the country. And she was undoubtedly a special woman — the angel Gabriel described her as having found favour with God,…

Whether it’s on the top of the Christmas tree, the Christmas lights in the High Street, or in the school Christmas play, we often see angels displayed at Christmas. But what part did they have to play in that first Christmas some 2000 years ago? Well, they got to bring the wonder of the good…