We like celebrating birthdays at church, and since Christmas is the celebration of Jesus's birthday, we were happy to give out party bags to everyone who attended last night's carol service. The bags contained a cracker, a bow for presents, a straw, a Christmas card...

The Michael Card song 'We Will Find Him' looks at the search for Jesus by the wise men. I love his ability to capture truth in lyrics, often using paradox ('a wordless one who is the word', 'in the silence of the stable there was wisdom finally heard') and contrasting...

The retailer Marks and Spencer have run a Christmas advertisement starting with the phrase 'Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without...' Last night, Stephen explored this theme: Some people might end this sentence by supplying a variety of foods (... mince pies.......