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For five unusual days in September, a queue stretched ten miles across London. Through the night, in the cold, clutching cups of tea, befriending the strangers who waited alongside them, 250,000 people waited to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. Some queued out of grief, some from curiosity; some came because waiting patiently in line for more than 24 hours seemed like the most British act possible, a kind of patriotic performance art.

Before Mary can cut the tags off the brand-new frankincense, the weeping starts.

God’s faithfulness shows up with wonder and surprise in a weary and heavy-laden world.

Joseph has a massive decision to make.

John the Baptist is not sure if Jesus is very Christlike.