Jen Barker
Fixing her eyes this Christmas
There is something so precious about cradling a newborn. I have had the privilege of being passed both a newborn niece and nephew to...
Ella Hickey
The Longing
We are all I am without a doubt, familiar with longing. It is a feeling that we become acquainted with from a fledgling age. The urgent...
Jean Thompson
Star of Wonder
Once upon a time, around three and a half thousand years ago, the word of the LORD came to an old Babylonian man living as an alien in...
Jillian Reay-Smith
Unboxed
You may have experienced, as I have, the ‘big box’ Christmas prank. A huge wrapped box is presented amid a chorus of “what can it be?”,...
Laura Tharion
Impossible Birth
“O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appears Rejoice! Rejoice!” ...
Tanya Riches
Wait: Hope is Growing
I’ve never been great at waiting. I’ll be honest, I’m terrible at it. Patience is a virtue, they say. But I look at my little seven-month...
Kara Martin
The Birth of Jesus
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census...
Louisa Macourt
The Unexpected
As we come to Christmas it is the mark that another year is almost over. This rhythm of the year often brings us to reflection on the...
Hannah Craven
Mary
PART ONE: MARY AND EVE A few years ago I – like many people – discovered this drawing of Mary and Eve by Sister Grace Remington of...
Rebecca Gelding
Joy to the World!
“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music… ” – Psalm 98:4 Today is the day after the third Sunday of...
