Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some ...
Based on that evidence, Dr Billington says he is 'convinced that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem in Judea.' In terms of archaeology, evidence is scant, but researchers have at least found ...
It is supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ but we get caught up ... Scripture had said the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, so that’s where Mary and Joseph had to go.
So, in preaching God’s word, our churches need to assure the world of God’s love, God’s concern, and God’s forgiveness.
The smallness of God in the Eucharist and in the manger is a scandal. The all-powerful One becomes so small that he can be ...
You don’t have to be a follower of Jesus Christ to know He was born in the tiny, nondescript town of Bethlehem. The well-known Christmas carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” ensures that.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is ...
The Three Kings Day tradition lands on Monday, Jan. 6, and it's a family-centered celebration that many Hispanics practice ...
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories - On Bethlehem ... monks echo from the crypt where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born. “Normally on this day you would find 3,000 or 4,000 people ...
Christmas celebrations are canceled in the West Bank and the city of Bethlehem, Jesus Christ’s birthplace ... this child shook Herod’s throne when he was born. And while there are some ...
Christians look back in time to the birth of Jesus long ago, but we also are meant to examine ourselves intently at the present moment.
With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ ... was born more than 2,000 years ago. But like last year, Bethlehem's ...