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A simple trough for feeding stock Had stood, for many years, As humble as the wint’ring flock – Besmirched by filthy smears. This manger mean inspired no thought As day succeeded day, Save by the stable lad who sought To fill it up with hay. And yet this old and dirty thing That stood unloved,...

by Sally Ann Wright, Authentic, £4.99 Mary had a baby boy in a stable in Bethlehem on that first Christmas day. His mother loved Him, angels sang for Him and the stars shone brightly when Jesus was born. Now Christmas is celebrated all over the world because Jesus was born on that very first Christmas...

It is to St Luke’s wonderful gospel that many Christians turn as the year draws to a close and Christmas approaches, for it is to St Luke that we owe the fullest account of the nativity. Luke alone tells us the story of Mary and the angel’s visit to her, and has thus given the...

by Tony Spiller, BRF, £8.99 This collection would make a good stocking-filler. It is packed full of biblical brain-teasers – clever crosswords, tantalising anagrams, word searches, mazes and magic squares. The puzzles have been compiled to show how people worked, lived and died in the Middle East over 2,000 years ago.  All the clues are...

For those of us about to spend Christmas with a new child or grandchild, we will know how very special the arrival of a baby is! This Christmas we celebrate again God’s gift of Jesus: ‘Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!’ (2 Corinthians 9:15). What can we say about this baby? He is...

Remember the reason for the season. It’s Jesus’ birthday, not yours! Plan ahead. How much can you realistically afford? Don’t just head for the shops with your credit card. Don’t do the last-minute buying frenzy. Shop early, when you can think clearly. Christmas is an expensive time of year for everyone.  With some close friends...

by Derek Tidball, BRF, £5.99 This is the first New Testament title in a very useful new series of short, accessible guides to books of the Bible. Each Really Useful Guide focuses on a specific biblical book, bringing it to life for the reader, enabling them to understand its meaning and apply its truth in...

Almost certainly not.  But the story of how that date came to be chosen as His ‘birthday’ is one that stretches back long before His birth. it seems to have started on the Greek island of Rhodes in 283 BC. That year the solstice fell on 25th December, and it was also the year that...

I had a bit of a Scrooge moment recently. There was a man outside my usual supermarket collecting money for the local children’s hospital. He was a bit scruffy and was holding a bucket which had some writing on I could not see clearly. Do not get me wrong, charities depend on people being generous...

by various authors, CHP, £1.50 single, see website for multiple orders  Follow the Star is a pocket-sized booklet inviting you to travel in the footsteps of the Wise Men this Christmas to meet Jesus.  It contains 14 daily reflections, one for each day from Christmas Eve throughout the 12 days of Christmas, ending with the Epiphany...

On the whole British people are happy with the title ‘Father Christmas’, a suitably neutral name for the central character in children’s Christmases, writes David Winter. In America, however, and by a process of cultural indoctrination increasingly in other English-speaking countries, the same red-coated and bearded fellow with his sack of presents is known as...

We are very aware of how special the arrival of a new baby is to the family! This Christmas we celebrate again God’s gift of Jesus: ‘Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!’ (2 Corinthians 9:15). What can we say about this baby? He is God Himself:               ...