“By intentionally growing in faith, taking time to reflect and discern before making decisions and sometimes choosing the less popular path are ways that we can be more open to the Holy Spirit guiding us,” says Lucy Dougherty from Gold Coast North Anglican Church and St Hilda’s School
“Gradually, soldiers climbed out of their trenches, responding to each other as human beings…They walked into no-man’s-land, trusting each other and welcoming each other as they did so. This was the first time they had really seen each other – as people welcoming each other in the spirit of Christmas,” says The Rev’d Selina McMahon on the widespread unofficial Christmas ceasefires along the Western Front on Christmas Eve in 1914
“The Christmas story fascinates, intrigues and challenges,” begins a Christmas message from World Council of Churches acting general secretary The Rev’d Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca
Hear The Rev’d Michael Calder and Bree Uebergang from St Bart’s, Toowoomba sing a soulful rendition of this classic 19th century Christmas carol, which they recorded at Toowoomba Anglican School