Christmas is both the most wonderful time of the year and arguably for many, the most isolating and anxiety inducing time of the year. But how can we, as Christians, both engage in and enjoy this season in a way that celebrates Jesus and loves others?

With many looking forward to spending time feasting with family and celebrating it’s helpful to try reframe how we look at this season through a gospel lens, as it is only through this lens that we see how all things can be redeemed.

Mark and Nas are the perfect people to have this conversation with - they bring their authenticity, intentionality, joyful hearts, love for Jesus and love for others in how they approach celebrating Christmas. Through the conversation we have fun in discovering how Christmas can be the most wonderful time of the year.

*This episode was originally recorded and published back in December 2023 when Santa's sleigh still ran off reindeer power

In the wake of the horrific anti-Semitic attacks at Sydney's Bondi Beach on the 14th December that claimed innocent lives and has left Australia in lament with the Jewish community, how should Christians respond when evil strikes close to home? Why does rage spread so quickly in moments of tragedy, and what does the gospel offer when fear, anger, and loss of innocence threaten to overwhelm us?

Join us as we process this evil act with Chris Cipollone less than 24 hours after the event, exploring how faith shapes grief, justice, and human connection in dark times.

We wrestle through why love is neither passivity nor vengeance, how to grieve without fueling hate, the danger of rage-baiting in a polarised age, why vengeance belongs to God alone, the power of pausing to ask “What does service look like here?”, the hope that breaks cycles of revenge, how the cross holds justice and mercy together, and much more…

Chris Cipollone is a pastor, speaker, and author of Here to Love, a book recapturing the centrality of Jesus’ greatest command: to love God and love our neighbour.

Dr. Sam Chan is a medical doctor turned cultural analyst, author, and one of the sharpest evangelical minds in Australia today. In a world drowning in loneliness, performance anxiety, and the endless chase for validation, why do we still feel unseen, restless, and missing something—even at Christmas? How does the ancient story of a baby in Bethlehem speak directly into our deepest craving: the need to be truly seen, known, and delighted in?

Join us for a warm and profoundly hopeful conversation with Sam Chan as we explore how the gospel reorients our frantic search for identity, frees us from the tyranny of self-improvement, and offers the peace the world keeps promising but never delivers.

Discover why loneliness is the hidden epidemic killing us faster than smoking, why every human heart is scanning the crowd for a face that delights in us, how Christmas is God saying “I see you,” the freedom that comes when your identity no longer depends on titles or trophies, the power of inefficient friendship as evangelism, and much more…

Grab a copy of Sam's latest book "The Missing Peace" from the here https://www.thegoodbook.com.au/the-missing-peace