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Jesus was not born in a stable—and it really matters!

November 29, 2023November 24, 2023 by Ian Paul

What do you find most irritating about this time of year? The drawing in of dark and cold nights? The hideous adoption of that consumerist import ‘Black Friday’? People putting up Christmas trees when we have only just started Advent? Being urged to spend more money by means of schmaltzy human interest mini-dramas? For me, … Continue Reading

Your seasonal reminder: Jesus was not born in a stable!

November 30, 2022November 25, 2022 by Ian Paul

A seasonal reminder: Jesus was not born in a stable, and it matters!

November 25, 2021November 23, 2021 by Ian Paul

This morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 by Sam Wells of St Martin’s in the Fields once again repeated that familiar trope: Jesus was laid in an animal trough away from the support of immediate friends and family. The first is true; the second is a mistaken inference based on a misreading … Continue Reading

Jesus wasn’t born in a stable—and that makes all the difference

December 2, 2020November 30, 2020 by Ian Paul

Alongside putting up the Christmas decorations (usually far too early), finding a Christmas tree, preparing for carol services and planning where to buy your turkey, one of the annual routines at Christmas is my posting the argument that Jesus was not born in a stable. I will continue to pursue this annual tradition, since it … Continue Reading

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