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David

  • Christless Christmas—How Santa dethroned Jesus

    The most wonderful time of year is here. The Christmas countdown is nearly complete. Advent calendars almost empty, presents wrapped and placed under the brightly lit tree. No matter where you go, you are reminded the festive season is upon us.

  • A year in the life…

    This year has been a winter and I have felt like a lumberjack. I am learning, as the year draws hastily to a close, that I have very little to say.

  • Christmas, the love invasion

    In just a few days time, the world will focus on the baby Jesus. Appropriately we rejoice and celebrate but His birth in that Bethlehem manger was a glorious invasion of life-changing dimensions.

  • Chelsea stretch lead for Xmas!!!

    Chelsea are now 11 wins in a row, something not seen for some time in the Premier League as they threaten to run away with the title.

  • Aboriginal astronomy

    From time immemorial, people have been aware of the significance of the heavenlies, using patterns to tell their history and to regulate their lives.

  • God's fancy rules about sex

    Sex is always a hot topic. \"Sex sells!\" we are told as we see scantily clad women lying on the bonnets of cars; or Kylie Jenner in her underwear, pouting at the camera, advertising her new lip kit.

  • Christmas isn't just the day Christ was born

    Christians worldwide celebrate Christmas as the day Christ was born. Church productions display the nativity scene, re-enacting the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.

  • Indian state chief relaunches investigation into Christians' Kandhamal convictions

    The chief minister of the south Indian state of Kerala has called for a fresh probe into the 2008 murder of a Hindu leader, which sparked months of rioting, in which almost 100 Christians were killed.

  • Safe evacuation of Aleppo and besieged towns still possible, Assad allies say

    The commander of forces allied to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday there was still a chance for states with influence over rebel groups to find a solution to the delay in evacuating civilians safely from east Aleppo and four besieged towns.

  • On trauma

    I always held the narrow perspective that trauma was limited to extremes, that only car crashes and house fires qualified as \'traumatic.\'