Matthew 2:1-12 Long ago, there ruled in Persia a wise and goodking.He loved his people. He wanted to know how theylived.He wanted to know about their hardships.Often he dressed in the clothes of a working man ora beggar, and went to the homes of the poor.No one whom he visited thought that he was theirruler.One…

Luke 2:1-7 I read about a little boy who was in his firstChristmas pageant. He was 5. He was one of theshepherds–you know, they wear their bathrobesand their sandals and carry cardboard crooks–nota lead shepherd, just a common shepherd standingin the back. But when it came time for the Nativity,he crowded around to the front…

Luke 2:8-20 If our greatest need had been information,God would have sent us an educator;If our greatest need had been technology,God would have sent us a scientist;If our greatest need had been money,God would have sent us an economist;If our greatest need had been pleasure,God would have sent us an entertainer;But our greatest need was…

Luke 1:46-55 In New York’s Hayden Planetarium a specialChristmas holiday show was enhanced by an addedfeature. A giant lollipop tree was projected onto theplanetarium dome, surrounded by a horizon filledwith brilliantly colored toys which came to life andcavorted to the tune of “Jingle Bells.” At the climaxa huge figure of Santa Claus faded out in…