I’ve chosen the word ‘Nativity’ to describe the ‘N’ of ‘Advent’. ‘Nativity’ is a word that everyone knows is associated with Christmas (probably from the idea of the ‘Nativity play’ at primary school, when the Christmas story is acted out by young children), but it’s...

The book of Esther narrates events in Jewish history that happened during their Babylonian exile. This was a difficult, challenging time for the Jewish people who had been unceremoniously carted off to a foreign land by an invading army more powerful than they.  Ps...

‘Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…’ ‘Dashing through the snow on a one-horse open sleigh…’ ‘Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop…’ Christmas songs often focus on things we enjoy doing at this time of year. That could be drinking mulled wine...