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When Christmas is just plain hard: 5 ways to help you cope
Christmas is often more messy and broken than merry and bright.
The power of hope: Christmas and the death of fear
One of the reasons many of us are avid movie watchers is that Hollywood blockbusters often give us hope.
The extraordinary prayer life of Thomas Cochrane, missionary to China
Towards the end of his life, missionary Thomas Cochrane declared: 'All my prayers have been answered.'
No room at the inn? Why Jesus was really laid in a manger
Imagine a girl about to give birth, turning up at a hotel. Who wouldn't give up their room for her?
Questions and answers: Two Christmas gifts to change your life
Looking for Christmas stocking-fillers that could change your life's direction? Or make your church a place where members eagerly seek their calling from God?
Pastor with disabled child has seven pleas for his fellow pastors
Including people with disabilities means more than having wider bathroom stalls, says Pastor Anthony Kidd.
Christmas gifts are easily forgotten and often unused, research finds
If someone asks you what you got for Christmas last year and you find yourself drawing a blank, you are not alone, according to new research.
Most family arguments at Christmas will be over what to watch on TV
'Tis the season to be jolly but for some families, that feel-good vibe might be in danger of being killed off by disagreements over what to watch on Christmas Day.
I'm dreaming of a not weird Christmas
If we still had our son Ben it would be different in some ways. We lost Ben to cancer in 2011.
Are vegan diets contributing to malnutrition in wealthy countries?
The rapidly growing trend of veganism is likely to become another major contributor to hidden hunger in the developed world, say scientists
Move to call abortion and assisted suicide 'human rights' is 'evil', says Princeton professor
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has been accused of elevating individual freedom above moral considerations after recently declaring abortion and assisted suicide to be rights.
Children are turning to YouTube for guidance in absence of role models
More than a quarter of British children say they do not have a role model they look up to in life, a new study has found.
Luke's Gospel: Good news for down and outs
Today we consider the nativity story according to Luke's Gospel. It's a reminder that Christmas is indeed for the 'down and outs' and spiritually that means all of us.
Yale University vending machines to start selling morning-after pill
A new vending machine being installed on the campus of Yale University will soon start selling students condoms, lubricants and the morning-after pill.
Democrats want abortion to be recognised as a human right
The Democrats have introduced a bill in the US House demanding that abortion be recognised as a human right.
One in three Brits considering borrowing to cover the cost of Christmas
Around half of Brits are worried they won't be able to cover the cost of Christmas without financial help, according to a new poll.