On our final day considering the Nativity, we must look beyond the birth of Jesus to what that birth achieved. John tells us at the start of his gospel, ‘He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who...

One of the remarkable things about the birth of Jesus is how God spoke about this throughout the Old Testament. God does not dwell in time the way we do, and we are told that His plan of salvation was thought of even before the creation of the world. (Rev 13:8) He...

Having said that every birth is special, what’s so special about the birth of Jesus that we remember His birthday every year? When a member of the royal family has a baby, there’s usually a lot of interest in the event, far beyond the ties of family and blood. When a...