Tag: Bethlehem

• Journey to the Manger: Shepherds

  Today we ran to Bethlehem with the shepherds on our Journey to the Manger. Once they got over the shock of being face-to-face with an angel, the shepherds soaked in the amazing message of hope and the chorus of praise echoing across the fields. The Savior, the Messiah, was in Bethlehem, just a few miles…

  Jill Cobb

  December 18, 2014

  Christmas, Christmas Countdown, Journey to the Manger

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• Journey to the Manger: Donkey

  A donkey met us on the path as we continued our Journey to the Manger today. We don’t know how Mary and Joseph traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Many traditions and depictions of the Nativity show Mary riding on a donkey. We don’t know what animals may have been in the stable where Jesus is…

  Jill Cobb

  December 14, 2014

  Christmas, Christmas Countdown, Journey to the Manger

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