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When was Jesus born?

It comes as quite a shock to many people to discover that Jesus was not born on December 25th, at the end of the year 1BC. Our current system of numbering the years can be traced back to a Roman monk by the name of Dionysius Exiguus (Denis the Little).   He was commissioned by Pope…

Glen Scrivener

My latest interviewee for Preachers on Preaching is Evangelist Glen Scrivener who learned lessons for preaching from being a stand up comedian, but takes Scripture and preaching very seriously. You can find other interviews in this series here and here

Things Unseen With Sinclair Ferguson

I haven’t yet had a chance to listen to this podcast from Ligonier but, since it’s by Sinclair Ferguson, I know that I can unequivocally recommend it to you. Today’s is the first in a series heading up to Christmas. Sometimes it can seem that the true message of Christmas gets eclipsed by all our…

The ‘Star’ of Bethlehem

The star that is connected with the birth of Christ, as recorded in Matthew 2, features in just 12 verses of the gospel and yet has given to rise to acres of theories and speculations.  So, before we look at what this star could have been, let’s examine the biblical text. First, Matthew tells us…