Reason For Hope

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, ...

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and pla...

  (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) Luke 2:2             Quirinius was a Roman governor ...

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world…And everyone went to their own town to...

And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai calling, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.” Daniel 8:16 “…while I was still in pr...

On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Matthew 2:11             Our tradi...

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the ...

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and tea...

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will...

For to us a child is born,      to us a son is given,      and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called      W...

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. He will...

  “I see him, but not now;      I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob;      a scepter will rise out of Israel. H...

            While the wise men had their own reasons (availability and value), it’s interesting that each of those items are found in the ...

The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it.  Daniel ...

 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth...

Thanks to the song "Away in the Manger" we think "no crying he made." Babies cry.  They have to.  They have to cry to ...

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. Luke 2:16 People didn't have barns or stable...

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and plac...

It's possible, but unknown.  Registering for the census was like standing in line at the DMV, probably, and took only a day's worth ...

We would like to think Mary rode a donkey.  How cruel, it would seem, that a nine month pregnant woman was forced to walk 90 miles. But th...