Tag: nativity

The work of Christmas

I spent part of Saturday morning putting away our Christmas decorations. Friday was Epiphany, the last day of the Christmas

While they are not in my nativity set, there are two other characters that appear in Jesus’ birth stories who

As a kid, the Wise Men always fascinated me. Of all the figurines in the nativity set, they were the most

As we continue around our nativity scenes, we find the shepherds. Just moments before they were out in the fields

Mary was called to be Jesus’ mother, the Christ-bearer. She has a unique role in the history of the world.

Joseph, the earthy father of Jesus, has an extraordinary role in the Christmas story. In many ways, however, he was

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, the Christmas season has begun. Many of us spend Thanksgiving weekend watching football and getting