Here’s the story behind ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’. ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ is one of the most popular Christmas carols – and it was the sight of Bethlehem itself that inspired Phillips Brooks, ...

How does Bethlehem look today? It’s a crowded Palestinian town in the West Bank (not Israel proper), with noisy markets and narrow, crowded streets. The 32,000 residents make their living mainly ...

but one of the first and perhaps the most famous is Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a town of 75,000 in the eastern state’s Lehigh Valley, a short drive from Allentown. Bethlehem was founded in 1741 ...

“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie,” begins a beloved Christmas carol sung since 1868, paying homage to Jesus’ birthplace. But have you heard of Bethlehem, Connecticu ...

Christians throughout the world will think of Bethlehem this season whenever we sing the familiar carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” But this year, none of us should sing the following words ...

Yes, Palestinian. Around Christmas, many sing “Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem,” a town located in Palestine. But for years I have witnessed the scorn Palestinians receive – especially from ...

“There is no Christmas for Bethlehem. I would sing instead: ‘O broken town of Bethlehem.’” From the hills above town, you can see Gaza City only 50 miles away. Smoke from Israeli ...

“O Little Town of Bethlehem” is a cherished favorite. During this festive season we ponder on the events that occurred in that little town 2,000 years ago; the Three Wise Men, the humble ...

“Oh, little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlasting light; The hopes and fears ...

(Micah 5:2). It might just be a “little town of Bethlehem”, as the Christmas carol goes, but God already established the certainly that the future king of Israel, and indeed the very “King ...