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What we can take from this year into the next

Harrison Bellve Thu 30 Dec 2021 11:08 GMT

With all this year has been, it's time for the next. It's time to move on to 2022.

'Prayer is a constant in my life,' says Britney Spears

Jennifer Lee | Wed 29 Dec 2021 12:09 GMT

Britney Spears has credited prayer with getting her through the anguish of her conservatorship.
Why aren't Christians more loving?

Heather Tomlinson | Wed 29 Dec 2021 10:25 GMT

Gandhi said, "your Christians are so unlike your Christ." So what's the problem? Here are 6 reasons why Christians aren't more loving.
Churches' ministry to those hurt by the pandemic shows 'monumental' growth, study says

Adelle M Banks | Tue 28 Dec 2021 11:09 GMT

The percentage of churches reporting deaths within their membership increased from 17% in the summer to 28% in November, a new report states.
How Covid-19 has made the lives of aspiring clergy more daunting

Camille Daniels | Tue 28 Dec 2021 10:39 GMT

The increasing stressors of being a pastor in a pandemic are affecting how many seminarians are thinking about their mental health and their careers.
Already chosen

Kimberley Salmon | Tue 28 Dec 2021 7:07 GMT

The more I got involved with God's work, the more chosen I felt.
Most Christians think it's ok to portray Jesus as white

Staff writer | Mon 27 Dec 2021 9:47 GMT

Most British Christians think images of a 'white Jesus' are acceptable, but polling shows attitudes vary according to age and ethnicity.
Giving a warm welcome to refugees

Staff writer | Mon 27 Dec 2021 7:10 GMT

Hotel volunteer Kath Crowsley has helped Afghan refugees in all sorts of ways, from opening a bank account to delivering a baby.
The early Christian bishop who became Santa Claus

J John | Sat 25 Dec 2021 15:04 GMT

There is a vast gulf between the original bishop and the modern Santa Claus.
Presents from a princess: the mission to deliver millions of Christmas gifts to soldiers on the 1914 frontline

Peter Doyle | Sat 25 Dec 2021 15:03 GMT

And so, over 100 years later, this modest gift has left a legacy of care and respect for those who serve and are separated from their families and loved ones at Christmas.
Christmas: the right gift at the right time

David Robertson | Sat 25 Dec 2021 9:12 GMT

Despite all the darkness, we must never forget that we serve and worship a God who gives us all things richly to enjoy and who often sends us tokens of his grace and mercy.
The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake

Jeffrey Miller | Fri 24 Dec 2021 10:46 GMT

Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke.