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PREPARING OPTIMISTICALLY FOR CHRISTMAS. A Prayer from Bishop Philip Huggins Gracious God, We give thanks, as with optimistic hearts, we are once again renewed by the Nativity scene of Christmas. You are “utterly kind and unassuming”; as beloved Julian of Norwich learned in the Revelations [...]

Intention The Incarnation of Jesus is a reminder that the unborn are people too, and all of us have great value in God’s eyes. Scripture “In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she [...]

What seemed like a wasted youth lead to an incredible career: We are all created differently, so we all have different stories, different interests, different goals, and so on. Some people for example have never read a book in their life. I am not one [...]

Questions can be powerful. Answers reveal a lot. In apologetics the traditional method is to answer questions. Author and pastor Timothy Keller argues that it should focus on questioning people’s answers. I wanted to test this theory myself, so I reached out to a young [...]

Here are a few things I learned from him: We all can glean much from the life and work of the late Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias. So many of us have been touched by his life in so many ways, and the tributes and testimonials [...]

Here are 15 new important books you should be aware of: In a time of forced lockdown, what better way to spend your time than to get through a substantial pile of important books? Yes I realise that my articles on books and theology and [...]

I love Christmas carols. They are the soundtrack of the season. As great as carols are, it’s possible to make it through the whole month of December, hear these tunes, and yet not tune in to what the carols are really saying. On closer inspection, [...]

Welcome to Part 2 of Six Myths Christians Should Stop Believing. Some things Christians believe are quite strange. Like the Queen said to Alice of Wonderland fame, even I sometimes catch myself believing as many as six impossible things before breakfast. As believers inhabiting an [...]

Human rights were not some kind of inevitable discovery of the human race. They have a peculiarly Christian origin.

The most influential person who ever lived is Jesus Christ — and it's not even close. Here's why.