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  What was the Census that took Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem?

  Neil Rees | Sun 24 Dec 2023 12:03 GMT

  In the Christmas narrative Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem because of a census. This is the story ...

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  Christmas is important to our communities - it brings us together

  Tim Farron | Thu 21 Dec 2023 6:31 GMT

  Christmas is full of stories. Dickens' Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life, the Home Alone films, the many legends of Father Christmas. But the Christmas story is a different kind of tale altogether.

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  800 years of the traditional Nativity scene

  Martyn Whittock | Thu 21 Dec 2023 6:11 GMT

  The way that Christmas is traditionally portrayed owes a lot to St Francis of Assisi.

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  Fear and desperation in Gaza

  Christian Today | Wed 20 Dec 2023 8:11 GMT

  Christian Today speaks to Jamie Eyre, Embrace the Middle East's Director of Programmes, Partnerships and Advocacy, about the crisis in Gaza and how Christians are supporting those in need.

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  The government's transgender school's guidance is a step in the right direction

  John Denning | Tue 19 Dec 2023 18:44 GMT

  The Christian Institute's head of education, John Denning, responds to the publication of the government's draft transgender guidance for schools.

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  What is the Good News? A response to Jayne Ozanne's reinterpretation

  David Robertson | Tue 19 Dec 2023 9:51 GMT

  Jayne Ozanne's new church is not about Christ. It is about protecting sexual identities.

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  The Covid inquiry and toxic politics

  Tim Yearsley | Fri 15 Dec 2023 8:47 GMT

  The ongoing inquiry into the UK government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed more about the 'toxic culture' that surrounded Downing Street during the first crucial months of the crisis.

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  Bishops' Prayers of Love and Faith lead lost souls further from Christ

  Andrea Williams | Thu 14 Dec 2023 10:43 GMT

  Inch by inch, the Church of England's bishops are working towards introducing special services that counterfeit genuine marriage and to officially approve of what God calls sin.

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  The gifts of Christmas

  Sheila Walsh | Wed 13 Dec 2023 10:03 GMT

  It's so easy to miss the greatest gift of all, the one that was laid right at our feet, the one we so desperately need.

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  'I thought my life was ending' - two widowers share about grief and bereavement

  Pilgrims' Friend Society | Mon 11 Dec 2023 10:15 GMT

  Alan and Eric share their experience of losing their wives.

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  The tension and hope of Advent

  Tim Farron | Sat 9 Dec 2023 9:39 GMT

  How do we reconcile the fact of Jesus' birth and the promise of restoration, with the brokenness all around us?

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  Finding God in life's busyness

  Anita Laryea | Sat 9 Dec 2023 8:58 GMT

  Christian Today spoke with Katharine Hill to hear about what inspired her to write her new book, Born Free, and how we can meet God in the busyness of life.