Some time last week, I had a look at one of the ways some of us tend to wander into heresy around Christmas. Jesus was
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Jesus wasn’t born in a stable. What difference does it make?
We’ve all seen the nativity plays. We’ve all seen the nativity scenes. There’s a lovely one out in Oldham town centre. All of them depicting
Why did Jesus come?
I started thinking a little about Christmas in yesterday’s blog post. Today, I thought I would carry on the theme. I asked my daughter what
What we lose if we ditch the virgin birth
You don’t have to look very far to find people telling you that the virgin birth is really unimportant, fatuous theology. We don’t need to
Why is the virgin birth important?
We held our monthly Muslim-Christian dialogue last night. It just so happens, in the run up to Christmas, our Muslim friends are also tonight celebrating
Why Giles Fraser is wrong about the virgin birth
Giles Fraser recently argued against the reality of the virgin birth. Here is why I believe his case falters.