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(Photo: Unsplash/S&B Vonlanthen) Across most of the Orthodox world, many millions of people celebrate Christmas on 7 January. This is the story… Where Christmas is in December For most Christians from a Catholic and Protestant tradition, Christmas falls each year on 25 December, where it is a public holiday across much of the world. However, there … Read more
(Photo: Unsplash/Muhammadtaha Ibrahim Ma’aji) Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau State are living in fear of more attacks after devastating bloodshed over the Christmas period. The death toll from the massacre of Christians in the days leading up to Christmas has reached nearly 200 and more bodies are being discovered, according to Release International. Some 80 communities … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the Christian community on Christmas at his residence. (Photo: Screenshot from Prime Minister of India’s Twitter handle/@narendramodi) This past week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed a speech filled with warm words of appreciation for Christian leaders across India as he sent out his Christmas greetings from a … Read more
In his Christmas message, Pope Francis expressed deep concern over the loss of innocent civilian lives resulting from Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Delivering the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and world) address, the head of the Catholic Church denounced the October 7th attack by Hamas on Israel as “abominable.” He also called for the … Read more
Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. (Photo: Unsplash/Christian Burri) “A ceasefire and peace – these are the two things I want for Christmas,” says Brendan Metcalfe, chief executive of Friends of the Holy Land. Months of war between Israel and Gaza are taking a “terrible” toll on the entire region, with devastating consequences for people in the … Read more
(Photo: Gareth Harper/Unsplash) At the heart of Christmas is the celebration of the miracle that took place when Jesus was conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary. In this article I shall explore three issues in relation to this miracle, the nature of the miracle, how this miracle fits in with the way God … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the Christian community on Christmas. A warm and festive gathering at his residence in the national capital on Monday. (Photo: Screenshot from Prime Minister of India’s Twitter handle/@narendramodi) In a warm and festive gathering at his residence in the national capital on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more
(Photo: Rodion Kutsaiev/Unsplash) The Christmas tree is not in the Bible but is rooted in Christian symbolism. This is the story… Trees in the Bible While the Christmas tree is not mentioned in the Bible, other trees hold great significance in key parts of the Bible. Many types of trees are mentioned in Scripture particularly … Read more
(Photo: Walter Chávez/Unsplash) The Christmas Nativity story as we know it is formed by harmonising two different accounts from the New Testament. This is the story … The original story Many of the modern ideas of the Nativity in the popular mind are not actually found in the Bible at all, but are supplied by … Read more
JERUSALEM – Zak Mishriky owns a third-generation gift shop here in “the old city” area of Jerusalem. He offers a range of gifts from olive wood nativity sets to ancient coins and oil lamps. “I want to communicate the Biblical truth or the Biblical stories … and the things that were found in our Bible … Read more