More stories in life

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  The Jewish contribution to Christmas music

  Irene Lancaster | Tue 21 Dec 2021 9:45 GMT

  "White Christmas", that most Christmassy of Christmas songs, was actually written by a Jew.

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  Finding joy amid another Covid Christmas

  Heather Tomlinson | Tue 21 Dec 2021 7:01 GMT

  In the Christmas story, there is plenty of sadness as well as happiness.

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  Advent: who are we actually waiting for?

  John Libby | Sat 18 Dec 2021 7:04 GMT

  Without understanding the importance of Jesus' name, we can often become confused or sceptical when we read the Bible.

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  The beauty of the embryo

  Faraday Institute | Thu 16 Dec 2021 12:09 GMT

  Anyone who has ever held a tiny baby in their arms can't help but be amazed at this beautiful process of self-formation – from one cell to five trillion at birth.

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  'This is spiritual warfare,' says Denzel Washington

  Jennifer Lee | Wed 15 Dec 2021 11:59 GMT

  Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington sees his Christian faith as underpinning everything he does in life.

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  Tim Keller making 'remarkable' progress in cancer battle

  Jennifer Lee | Wed 15 Dec 2021 10:29 GMT

  Tim Keller's health has shown "remarkable" improvement as he continues to fight stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

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  William Holman Hunt, the extraordinary artist who communicated Christian truth

  J John | Tue 14 Dec 2021 10:53 GMT

  One of the sad features of much art of all kinds is that many artists, however skilful, ultimately have nothing to say. That's never the case with Holman Hunt.

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  A fifth of Christians experience loneliness on a daily basis

  Leonardo Blair | Mon 13 Dec 2021 12:52 GMT

  Loneliness is being experienced by 31% of U.S. adults daily and Christians aren't doing much better, new research from the Barna Group suggests.

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  From hardship to hope

  Christian Today | Mon 13 Dec 2021 11:06 GMT

  In the run-up to Christmas 2020, Rodney Winchester was facing one of the most challenging seasons of his life but after receiving debt support and emergency packages from Christian Against Poverty, Christmas this year could not be more different.

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  Tarot card use is booming – and Christians aren't talking about it much

  Heather Tomlinson | Sat 11 Dec 2021 10:26 GMT

  Christians have warned about the use of tarot. Yet we are in a time when the wisdom of the church is often rejected, and many people are not even aware of its warnings about the occult.

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  Archbishop of York explores the place of Mary in the Christmas story

  Anita Laryea | Thu 9 Dec 2021 12:45 GMT

  Stephen Cottrell said "the most astonishingly beautiful part of the story of Advent and Christmas" was Mary's 'yes' to the angel.

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  Getting back to where we once belonged

  Josh Hinton | Tue 7 Dec 2021 16:23 GMT

  In reconstituting the Let It Be sessions as a period of goodness and innocence, Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' touches our innate desire for salvation.