I wish it could be Christmas everyday

To contradict myself completely - referring to the title of this post, I actually do not "Wish it could be Christmas every day". But I do think it's a shame that Christmas only happens once per year.

Last night we were involved in our first Carol Service of the year, at the Parish Hall with the Selston Ladies Section - and it was great fun.

I really do enjoy this time of year; the carols, the food, the parties, the extra services and activities, and the additional time spent with family and friends. It just seems a shame that so much of this joy and excitement only comes around every twelve months.

And for many people their annual visit to church for a special service is maybe the only time we think about this special baby in the manger as well.

The beautiful truth is, of course, that this baby became a man who was and still is God. The one who lived and died a human death, to give everyone of us a hope, a life and a future.

Don't wait till Christmas to think about Jesus and don't pack him away with the decorations in January. At the risk of sounding really cheesy - Jesus is for life, not just for Christmas.

Have a great day

God bless

Chris

Why do we text, tweet, fb and blog?

In one way or the other I presume just about everyone is aware of the impact of social media on our lives.

My mother-in-law, for example, states that along with the Internet, these are singularly responsible for the decline in moral fibre!

Many of us, however, use these social media tools on a daily basis. So we must quite like them.

Now, whilst text messaging is a communication tool, used to pass on information to one person, Facebook, Twitter and co are quite different. So why are we all so keen to share our daily news with the world.

I think the answer is simply that; we all love to share; to feel that people are interested in our stories.

This is also the reason that so many people apply to audition for Big Brother and X-Factor; so that people can see the real me and see how interesting I am!

The reason for sharing this blog message today (as well as the fact that I like to share my daily news as well) is to say how thankful I am that we have a God who is interested in us all.

Whatever you are doing,  feeling, thinking, celebrating or worrying about today - God knows,  is interested and has a plan for your liife.

Have a great day.

God bless

Chris