Western 21st Century culture is extreme in its elevation of personal and individual identity and assumes this is normal and healthy. This unbalanced conception of the world leads to a range of problems - many of which creep subtly into contemporary Christian thinking. Is this a problem and if so what can we do about it?

What do you think about when you think of church? Are there things you like about church? Are there things that frustrate you about church? How should we view church, with all its strengths and weaknesses? And does it really matter anyway?

After Christmas is sometimes a bit of an anti-climax: all the preparations are over & the big day has come and gone. So what next? In many ways it was the same after the first Christmas - after all the excitement, life just carried on as usual. So what can we learn from this passage where Jesus doesn't do anything?

After centuries of silence, we see that God is on the move as he sends his messenger to prepare people for the first ever Christmas. We are left with a big decision - how will we respond to God's Word today?