What happened when a whole church ditched the digital?
This year thousands more Christians will follow the lead of a US church that fasted from smartphones and found that relationships with each other and with God improved.
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How girls and young women can stay rooted in hope the whole year round
Christian Today speaks to Meg Cannon to find out more about the inspiration behind her new devotional for girls and young women.
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How Christian media can lead in an era of citizen journalism
From grassroots reporting in politics to the rise in power of interactive platforms, it's clear that people today don't just consume content - they create it, share it, and shape it.
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What can we learn from Joseph at the start of the new year?
Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on the meaning of the story of Joseph.
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What is Hanukkah?
The Jewish festival of Hannukah, which this year runs from 25 December to 2 January, actually has a lot in common with the Christian Christmas. This is the story ...
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How banning Christmas in Scotland helped to create Hogmanay
A ban on Christmas in Scotland led to the development of Hogmanay. This is the story ...
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From St Stephens to the Epiphany to Candlemas: what are the unusually named Christian celebrations around Christmas and New Year?
The days and weeks following Christmas are meant for much more than turkey leftovers. Throughout the ages churches have designated particular days to remember important Christian stories – and to celebrate – and the period following Christmas is particularly full of them.
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Rediscovering the true reason for the season
Only the God of Christmas, the God whose birth as a human being took place on 25 December, can give us the true happiness we seek in this life and eternal life in the age to come.
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How a humble folk song became the world's best-known carol
At Christmas time, the best-loved of all Christmas carols is Silent Night. This is its story ...
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What was the star that the wise men followed?
At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? This is the story ...
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Seven good Christmas films you've probably never watched before
If you fancy a change, here are seven seasonal movies that are less well-known, yet full of Christmas spirit.
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What is Christingle?
Every year, thousands of children across the UK attend a Christingle service at a local church. This is the story ...
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Nicky Gumbel, Matt Redman to join 25-hour global Christian event
"It's so easy to underestimate just how beautiful, powerful, and vast the Church really is," said Redman.
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