http://www.reconciliationtalk.org/blog daily 0.75 2025-12-19 http://www.reconciliationtalk.org/blog/2025/12/19/but-christ-never-left-christmas monthly 0.5 2025-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56094363e4b09e2b03432915/87291359-b8ff-4b65-bb9a-7aa30111943e/IMG_0375.jpeg Blog - But Christ never left Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56094363e4b09e2b03432915/7691761e-8ec3-488f-9151-dcc95af295b3/IMG_0374.jpeg Blog - But Christ never left Christmas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.reconciliationtalk.org/blog/2025/12/19/if-the-far-right-have-parked-their-tanks-on-our-front-lawn-we-need-to-get-out-and-start-the-conversation monthly 0.5 2025-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56094363e4b09e2b03432915/2fa6051f-4c55-4e6f-bfd8-024e1276dff3/IMG_9986.jpg Blog - If the far right have parked their tanks on our front lawn, we need to get out and start the conversation! - Make it stand out The crowd gathered in Whitehall just up from Downing Street numbered some 1500 people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56094363e4b09e2b03432915/97e7ea3e-79e1-45d8-83ff-a64eb065ae3c/IMG_0375.jpeg Blog - If the far right have parked their tanks on our front lawn, we need to get out and start the conversation! - Make it stand out Christmas never left ‘Tommy’s’ home town of Luton, and this year there are more Christmas trees around the town that ever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56094363e4b09e2b03432915/8fdf13e2-aa09-4f69-8764-ff7432334470/IMG_9987.jpg Blog - If the far right have parked their tanks on our front lawn, we need to get out and start the conversation! - Make it stand out Among the flags and banners displayed by the crowd was one with the 11-12th century Crusader motto Deus vult, ‘God wills it’, their battle cry. 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