Nadolig Llawen pawb, as we say in Wales! Not that I’m in Wales right now… this is my first London Christmas, but the sentiment still stands. It’s been quite a year for me and my wife moving from Cardiff to London, but God has really looked after us, and I’m thankful. London is a very exciting place to be, and I’m really enjoying my new job in publishing.

It’s been sad to say goodbye to old friends in Cardiff (though it’s not really goodbye, not with social media and semi-regular trips back, happily), and also fun making new friends, especially at Dundonald Church, which has become our new spiritual home.

I’ve written an odd little article/reflection on Christmas for Threads about First Contact vs First Christmas. How does Christmas compare to making first contact with aliens? Believe it or not, Christmas is weirder, more wonderful, more life- and history-changing than the discovery of intelligent life from other worlds could ever be.

While I’m at it with the links, 2013 also marked 50 years of Doctor Who, and 50 years since C S Lewis died. You can read my reflections on what Doctor Who and Narnia mean to me over on science fiction, fantasy and horror website Hodderscape.

I’ve enjoyed my new experiences in 2013, and look forward to further adventures in London life, publishing and more in 2014. God bless, and Merry Christmas!