All Christmas articles – Page 2
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Visited by angels
Elaine Storkey takes a closer look at two vital angelic visitations in the Christmas story
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Posada: Celebrating the nativity journey
Katrina Robinson shares how she discovered the Latin American Advent tradition and provides tips on how to organise your own Posada
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Meeting The Teddy Bear Ladies
Julie and Amanda, also affectionally known as The Teddy Bear Ladies, are firm favourites on BBC1’s hit TV programme The Repair Shop, having been a part of the team since it started in 2017. You only have to watch them work their magic repairing bears and toys, combined with their unique bond to see why…
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‘It’s nearly Christmas again and I still haven’t washed the Christmas tablecloth’
With her usual disarming honesty, Veronica Zundel challenges her own perception of what 2022 has been like
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Five things I have learned about… surviving Christmas
While many can feel overwhelmed by the festive season, Cathy Madavan gives us some great suggestions for how we can both embrace and enjoy Christmas this year.
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Christmas isn’t over till January 6, here’s why you shouldn’t stop celebrating the birth of Jesus
If you’ve already started packing up your baubles and taking down the tealights, stop right there. Belle Tindall explains that Christmas lasts a full twelve days and it isn’t over yet.
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Don’t feel guilty if you’re not enjoying Christmas… you don’t have to
For many the festive season is marred with pain, separation and loss. Writer Amy Boucher Pye encourages those experiencing a ‘blue Christmas’ to embrace lament and wishes them a ‘Happy Christmas anyway’.
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Regifting shouldn’t be controversial, it should be celebrated
Got a present you aren’t going to use? Writer Lauren Windle explains why she thinks we should all be giving unwanted gifts a ‘second life’.
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Should Christians be boycotting Amazon this Christmas?
With constant controversy surrounding Amazon, including the death of six of their warehouse employees last week, Christians are asking whether they should keep shopping with the e-commerce giant. Writer Lauren Windle weighs up the pros and cons.
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Many female clergy donned the popular BELIEVE jumper from Marks and Spencer this Christmas, Revd Lucy Brierley explains why
‘If you take “Christ” out of “Christmas” you’re left with just “M&S”!’ jokes Revd Lucy Brierley, as she explains why a bright Marks’ jumper became the unofficial clergy uniform this festive season.
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All the best Christmas TV to look forward to over the winter holiday
Everyone knows the TV bosses up their game over the festive period in a bid to get our attention, here’s Lauren Windle’s round up of the best telly on offer this Christmas.
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Christmas as a single person is hard… but you’re not on your own
Dreading facing your family festivities without a partner again this year? Don’t worry, we know how you feel.
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The shepherds would have been dismissed as unreliable witnesses
Uncouth, unclean and tattily dressed, the shepards would have been the last people you’d want to vouch for you, and yet Jesus revealed himself to them first. Rosemary Hector reflects on the radical nature of the way Jesus came to earth.
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Jesus doesn’t owe you happiness this Christmas… but he did come to be with you in the dark times
As Christians we can sometimes be tricked into believing that Jesus came to make us happy. Writer Rachael Newham explains how the prosperity gospel has crept into our thinking, when really Jesus’ promise is far greater.
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Let your favourite carol speak to your heart this Christmas, invites The Salvation Army
Rebecca Goldsmith from the Salvation Army asks us to pause this Advent, and consider afresh the meaning of the well-loved carols we all sing during this season.
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Over-indulgence at Christmas poses big problems for those with an eating disorder, here’s how to protect yourself
With the festive season so tightly associated with eating and drinking, it can be a challenge for those in recovery from or struggling with, an eating disorder. Campaigner Hope Virgo explains what people can do to protect themselves this Christmas.
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Ethical gifts that won’t give you the guilt or break the bank this Christmas
Instead of splashing the cash on plastic toys or fast fashion, check out our ethical gift guide for all the best sustainable and forward thinking gifts. With presents for her, him and the tiny terrors, we’ve got you covered this Christmas.
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I took Jesus out of Christmas for my non-Christian friends and it opened up more opportunities to speak about him than ever
The concept of ‘Fake Christmas’ may sound a little sacrilegious, but Rachel Pearce found there was a lot more to it than mince pies and mulled wine.
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If I’ve had my Christmas decorations up since mid-November, am I a bad Christian?
Yesterday was the official start of advent, which means Christmas trees and fairy lights will be going up all over the place, but what if the festive season started in your house weeks ago? Does going big on the tinsel make you a bad Christian?
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