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 ...
So, in preaching God’s word, our churches need to assure the world of God’s love, God’s concern, and God’s forgiveness.
By January 6, we trudge into the new year with little to light our way. Our new year’s resolutions may already be forgotten. It’s back to the routine. Back to the empty house. Back to the worries ...
Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...
A second Bethlehem However, if Jesus was not born in Bethlehem of Judea ... and a two-story building that could have been a guest house or an inn. These details offer remarkably close parallels to the ...
We all know the stories that led up to the birth: Joseph and Mary on their long journey to Bethlehem, turned away from every inn until they ... they have embraced Jesus as Son of God and Savior.
Cardinal David, 65, connected this to the Christmas message by leading churchgoers to reimagine Jesus’ birth ... “romanticise” the manger at Bethlehem. “I think that if the Holy Family were to look ...
In Bethlehem, which was named after the Middle Eastern city where Christians believed Jesus was born, Moravians built America's first pumped municipal water supply. And, like in every Moravian ...
BETHLEHEM — Development for a controversial housing project on North Street has been stalled as the company behind it negotiates the sale of the property to the town. North Street Acres ...
The annual Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic again highlights the holiday tournament schedule. This year’s event is Saturday and Sunday at Liberty’s Memorial Gym. Participating teams are ...
Manger Square, the centre of Bethlehem traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, was unusually quiet. “Every year, there are scouts, a choir, decorations, a tree is raised ...
Scripture had said the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, so that’s where ... There was no room for Jesus at the inn, just like there’s no room for Him in some people’s lives today.