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A Quiet December
I’ve never had a December like this one. Impressed with a friend’s insightful comment on Facebook about a school prizegiving ... Continue reading
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Advent in Art #3: Nativity
In this week’s Advent in Art painting, Christ is born! We’re a little early, as I’ve said before, because in ... Continue reading
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Best Advent Movie: Calling for Nominations
Children of Men (2006) is a remarkable film, and my pick for best movie to watch during Advent. Add it to ... Continue reading
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Advent in Art #4: Shepherds
If you love surprises, chances are you live in a rich and safe part of the world. There is a ... Continue reading
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Jesus Was a Palestinian Refugee
St Paul’s Church in Auckland is famous for the impossibly cuuuuute nativity videos they produce each year, starring their kids. This year they ... Continue reading
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Love Is Born
Merry Christmas! In fine mathematical tradition, I have three Christmas presents for you on this happy day. The first is ... Continue reading
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Reclaiming Peace
Ultimately we have just one moral duty; to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace and ... Continue reading
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A Christmas Sermon. From an Atheist. In Parliament.
This was one of the big surprises of the Christmas season last year. Co-Leader of the Green Party, Russel Norman, ... Continue reading
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Advent in Art #5: The Flight into Egypt
On this last day of the Christmas season we are remembering that there was a great deal of suffering surrounding ... Continue reading
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Give Local Gifts this Christmas [Guest]
Please meet the wonderful Laura Giddey! We studied together at Carey Baptist College and it is my great pleasure to ... Continue reading
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Advent with Toddlers
Happy Advent, everyone! Today is the first Sunday in Advent, the four-ish-week period leading up to Christmas. Today was SBJ’s ... Continue reading
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A Northern and Southern Christmas Treat
About a third of you, Gentle Readers, are based in the Northern Hemisphere, where the church calendar was born and ... Continue reading
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The Sacrament of Breastfeeding #4: Mary and Jesus
We don’t know for sure that Mary was a breastfeeding mother, but it seems a reasonable inference. In a time ... Continue reading
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Advent with Kids: 76 (or so) Ideas for Getting Ready for Advent
Yay! Advent is my favourite season in the church calendar, and it’s almost here! Actually, Lent was pretty cool this year, too, with our superduper Lent with Kids series, but the inspiration for that...
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Why Father Christmas Doesn’t Visit Our House
I grew up with Father Christmas visiting each December. We had a particularly awesome system, in fact, that involved pillowcases instead of stockings (primarily so a board game could fit, I think). As...
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47 Christmas Gifts that can Change the World
How can something as (potentially) shallow as Christmas shopping be a great way to make a difference in the world? Easy :) If we aspire to living a life where our actions reflect our values, then how...
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Top 10 Christmas Picture Books (that Feature Jesus)
From Rudolf and Santa to Slinki Malinki and the proverbial Pukeko in a Punga Tree, there’s a Christmas picture book for everyone. In most bookshops, though, Baby Jesus is hidden behind Grinches, trains...
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Advent in Art with He Qi: Annunciation
Happy Advent, everyone! A warm welcome to this year’s Advent in Art series, where we join thousands of others in contemplating artistic works while we wait, wait, wait for Christmas. Advent in Art...
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The 4 Cutest Nativity Videos in the World (Honest)
I know the title is a big call, but I’ll eat a suitcase of carrots if you can beat these :) As I said in a post last Christmas, partly about the differences between Southern and Northern Hemisphere...
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10 Things I Learned from Preparing a Blue Christmas Church Service [Guest]
A warm welcome to guest poster, Melanie Carroll, who is writing today about the Blue Christmas service she ran on the weekend. Melanie is married to Sean and has two young adult children. She trained...
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