Christmas celebrates the coming of Jesus to offer forgiveness and peace with God to all who put their trust in him but what we perceive to be Christmas tradition in the UK owes much to Dickens. Somewhere in the last … Read More
I hope you’ll forgive this recycling 🙂 . The following is a round-up of previous blog posts on Christmas and Dickens. I wish you all a peaceful and very happy Christmas. Dickens and Christmas ‘Christmas day becomes a reassuring antidote … Read More
So why do people celebrate Christmas with presents? The Bible presents Christ coming to earth as God’s gift to humanity: ‘he will save his people from their sins’(Matthew 1:21). The Bible consistently stresses the need to share the love of … Read More
What we perceive to be Christmas tradition in the UK owes much to Dickens. The following, including the image, is taken from Dr Jim Eckman’s article, ‘Charles Dickens and the Message of Christmas’, which can be read in full here. … Read More