"While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth." - Luke 2:6 Some two thousand years ago in Bethlehem, an ordinary girl named Mary, thrust into extraordinary events, gave birth to a child. The question is asked of her in a song, if she knew the identity of this child. Scripture shows us that she had some idea, but the details were far from her. You see throughout the account that she knew something amazing was going on, and she pondered these events as t

Perhaps one of the more familiar lines in Christmas hymnary is that of "We three kings of orient are..." What does the Bible say about these men? It's a somewhat mysterious passage in Scripture; mysterious because not much is actually said about these men. We know they were "magi from the east" and they had "come to worship Him." But beyond that, few details about them are given. We know they honored God and obeyed Him (cf. vss. 2 and 12). Based on their gifts (vs. 11) we kno

The other day I referenced a video from Answers in Genesis, but I didn't actually link to it. Well, it would make sense then to share it as Monday's post share. I really love the quality of their work and look forward to more from Answers in Genesis, both the American as well as Canadian branches. Calvin Smith has some great points in this look at how our interpretation of Genesis affects our understanding of Christmas and the gospel. I hope you'll find this a learning exper