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November/December 2020

Christmas looks like it’s going to be a little different this year. As I write, we’re just at the beginning of what appears to be another spike in coronavirus, and over the last couple of weeks restrictions have come into place nationally and regionally to try and level off the increase. The UK government is talking about measures being in place for at least another six months, just as we have marked six months since the beginning of lockdown.

We usually have high hopes for Christmas. Some of our hopes include being with family and friends, sharing meaningful moments together. We hope for outreach opportunities as people are generally more open to come to a carol service than any other church event. Not to mention our hopes for gifts, food and experiences. Unfortunately it looks like we will have to adjust our hopes this year. Maybe though, this will help us see even more clearly the hopes that have been realised in God entering our humanity.

In light of all this, we have a wonderful selection of articles to fuel hope and warm the heart to the great miracle of Jesus’ birth. Sheila Stephen draws our attention to some of the women in the story and Dai Woolridge creatively spends some time in Joseph’s shoes. Ceri Passmore shares some Christmas recipes alongside a Christmas memory and Mark Johnston meditates on the humiliation of Jesus in being born into this world. Taking things in another direction with hope, I spend some time thinking about the future hope of the new creation for the Christian. We finish up with some Christmas themed book reviews.

In addition to all that, we round up our series on Coffee Table Theology looking at God’s omnipresence with Andrew Norbury, Gary Clayton introduces us to the work of MAF in their 75th year and Bernard Lewis, having reached a certain stage of life himself, ponders retirement for the full-time Christian worker. In his wonderful style, Andy Christofides gives us five true experiences of every Christian, John Woolley shares about the change that happens to a person in their conversion and Laura Robinson gives her story of how this happened to her. We also have John Funnell’s thoughts on sharing Jesus with those whose identity may be an obstacle to faith as well as some news on various works and situations across Wales.

Through this edition, ‘May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit’ (Romans 15:13).

  1. What is a Christian?
    by Andy Christofides

    5 likes
  2. Bring Your God-given Gifts To The Christmas Table
    by Ceri Passmore

    27 likes
  3. God Is Omnipresent
    by Andrew Norbury

    3 likes
  4. The 'R' Day
    by Bernard Lewis

    5 likes
  5. Women Of Faith And Courage
    by Sheila Stephen

    17 likes
  6. Heaven Is Not My Home
    by Jonny Raine

    14 likes
  7. Christmas In A Stepdad’s Shoes
    by Dai Woolridge

    1 like
  8. Conversion - a life changing encounter
    by John Woolley

    6 likes
  9. Such Were Some Of You
    by John Funnell

    27 likes
  10. A Strange Way To Celebrate
    by Gary Clayton

    2 likes
  11. The Humiliation Of God
    by Mark Johnston

    5 likes
  12. Meeting Jesus
    by Laura Robinson

    41 likes
  13. Book review — A Jesus Christmas
    by Becca Jones

    1 like
  14. Book review — Repeat the Sounding Joy
    by Jonathan Williams

    3 likes
  15. Review — Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
    by Sheila Stephen
  16. Other review — Names of Jesus Advent Calendar
    by Nichola Napper
  17. Book review — Love Came Down at Christmas
    by Jonathan Williams

    4 likes
  18. Book review — The One True Light
    by Nichola Napper
  19. Book review — The Best Christmas Ever
    by Sheila Stephen

    1 like
  20. Book review — Fixated
    by Sheila Stephen

    1 like
  21. Book review — Sshh...Don't wake the baby
    by Sheila Stephen

    1 like
  22. Book review — Unexpected Gift Storybook and Activity book
    by Sheila Stephen
  23. Book review — Life evangelistic magazine Autumn 2020
    by Sheila Stephen

    5 likes
  24. Book review — A Taste Of Asia
    by Sheila Stephen

    2 likes
  25. Book review — Who Stole Christmas?
    by Nichola Napper
  26. Hold Fast
    by Alun Ebenezer

    6 likes
  27. Vaccines are good but they are not God
    by Graham Nicholls

    1 like

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