Christmas Angel vs The Grinch

Well, it's Christmas - that time of year which either brings out the Christmas Angel or the Grinch in millions of people worldwide!

It's that time of year when you begin to suspect there's an invisible hole in your wallet. It's also when you might convince yourself that each of the people on your gift list would be overjoyed to benefit from the five- for- a -pound sock deal at Primark.

I don't know what Christmas means for you. Maybe it's long-awaited excuse to kick back and party... on the other hand, maybe it's just another reminder of how alone you feel, how materialistic the world around you has become, and how much you realize you remind yourself of Ebenzer Scrooge.

You know, this may surprise you, but Christmas never used to be about wasting money on useless gifts, or being stuffed with more Tesco mince pies then you could ever hope to digest, or standing in massive queues for hours on end waiting to see 'Santa Claus'.

Christmas was, and still is, a magical time! It's the birthday of Jesus and the anniversary of the day when love, hope, joy and peace walked the earth in human form. It's about the miracle of God's love for us, and about turning around and giving that love to others in whatever way you can!

Christmas is all about the heart! So many people still think they can buy Christmas, but the only way to really feel that magic which you've always heard of but perhaps never experienced is to give Christmas away!

Try something new and tell Jesus 'happy birthday'! Stop and think of some gifts which you can give Him - things like showing love to others, forgiving those who've hurt you, stepping out to help someone in need.

It may sound unheard-of or a little too simple... but you should try it all the same! I guarantee you that you'll discover the warmth and magic and peace of Christmas as you do it!

The Horsemen at the Hilton!

Our group (The Family) held a Christmas celebration at the Hilton Metropole hotel on Edgeware Road! It was also the official launch of the charity Touchstone Projects, which is comprised of various members of our group who perform for detention centres and prisons all over the UK!

It was a really amazing experience, but one of the greatest things about it was the fact that we got to perform our Four Horsemen play live for an audience of over 200 people! We were all a little nervous, especially since it was on stage and we had to pass microphones, which can get a little complicated - hah! But all in all, it was a roaring success! People loved it and we got a super good response from the crowd... especially when the newly-updated fight sequence got into sway and War (Dee Jay) was flipped head over heels by Jesus (Josh)!

I (Heather) had never actually seen the play live and have to personally say how impressed I was with it! When being interviewed, I made an appeal for sponsorship so that we can take the play on the road even m0re! It would be so awesome and having experienced the power of the play myself, I'm convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that everyone, everywhere needs to see it!