Shepherds in the christmas story

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The shepherds are one of my favorite parts of the Christmas story. I love that they saw the sign of Christ’s birth and came as quickly as they could to see Him. Their willing hearts are a beautiful example to me. I love to imagine them walking through the night with their flock of sheep, arriving to Bethlehem in the early hours of the morning. I can’t even begin to imagine what they must have been feeling. The shepherds are an example to me of how important it is to seek out the Savior. This…

Church of the Shepherds When you visit Bethlehem you will want to travel a short distance east to the Christian village of Beit Sahour. Here is perhaps where the Shepherd's Field is located as spoken of in the Biblical account of the appearance of the angels to the shepherds. These beautiful paintings are in the Church of the Shepherds located here. This Roman Catholic chapel was built by the Franciscans over the cave show in an earlier post. The Bethlehem Cave The Chapel was designed by…

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During the Christmas and Epiphany seasons, most Christians will accept the story of the three wise men as part of the seasonal charm. Schoolboys will dress up in their crimson and purple robes, wearing crowns and carrying little caskets, and process behind the Bethlehem star. But did it really happen? Most Bible scholars believe the story is in the category of a midrash—a Jewish tale configured to fulfill an Old Testament prophecy or comment on a passage of Scripture. Some, like Marcus Borg

Manger to the cross Beate Heinen

Luke 2: Angles appearing before shepherds

Luke 2:9-12 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. And the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. "And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths, and lying in a manger." (Painting by Walter Rane)

Shepherds at Bethlehem

Consulting his scribes, Herod discovered from the prophecies in the Tanach (the Old Testament) that the Promised One, the Messiah, would be born in Bethle-hem.

A panoramic view incorporating Holy Family, donkey, cattle, shepherds, angels.

As any dad can attest, some of the greatest moments of my life were at the birth of my children. On four separate occasions I stood in the delivery room and “assisted” (the midwife’s term for keepi…

Ralph Hulett Christmas card Jonathan van Smit