The New Year's Day party at church is a great opportunity to see the diversity of church in action. We got to celebrate with a special birthday cake: ... but as usual, there was lots of other food as well! Everyone has the chance to catch up with friends and family:...

It's something of a family tradition that my father buys me something to do with cooking for Christmas. Over the years, he's bought me a milk frother, a juicer, a tagine and a yogurt maker: in fact, a casual glance in my kitchen cupboards will probably tell the story...

I have never quite got the hang of New Year's Eve or New Year's resolutions. I can understand the point of marking dates and remembering special occasions, but the world's way of celebrating, with copious amounts of alcohol immediately followed by pious resolutions to...