“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”(which means, “God with us”). Matthew 1:23 He came. Christmas – more than anything else – is a time to joyfully celebrate the familiar, but …
Luke 1:26-38 records a conversation between the angel Gabriel and Mary. The birth of Jesus is foretold to this teenage girl: the Holy Spirit will overshadow and, though still a virgin, she will miraculously be with child. Gabriel concludes with these …
“and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7 Surely, the only thing worse than making an 80-mile trek while pregnant and riding …
