These CofE devotionals are lightweight, haphazard and verging on heresy. We can do better

At best, the CofE’s Christmas social media campaign is too light and fluffy to communicate the truth of the gospel says Rev Peter Ould. At worst, it misinterprets and mistranslates scripture. The Church must do better if it wants to win souls for Christ

Advent is traditionally a time for reflection as we prepare for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Given that, it’s not surprising that the Church of England would want to provide some resources to help people prepare for Christmas. But is their daily social media offering any good? Is it even theologically robust?

This year the CofE Twitter / X account is offering us the #JoinTheSong campaign, a daily Bible reading, pithy comment and a prayer. Sounds good right? Unfortunately the truth is a bit more worrying.