“Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee,” Mark 1:9 explains, “and was baptized by John in the Jordan.” The Gospel of John, written later, draws only a tenuous link between Jesus and Bethlehem.

My struggle now, as it was when I was a child, is finding the works that excel without grading on a curve, works that aren’t ...

In Bethlehem where Christian tradition says Jesus was born in a stable 2,000 years ago, the Israel-Hamas war loomed at Christmas.

Orthodox priests walk outside of the Nativity Church, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born on the eve of the Orthodox Christmas in Bethlehem, West Bank, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo ...

Worshippers visit the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

Yet I believe if Jesus can be born in a stable, maybe he can also be born in me." Far too many Christmas cards have convinced us that the Bethlehem stable was a warm, cozy, and pretty place.

Where was Jesus born? After Mary’s visit from the Angel Gabriel she travelled to Bethlehem. Bethlehem was very busy, but Mary and Joseph finally found a stable to stay in.

In a normal year, he said, pilgrims and tourists would wait in multiple lines for hours to see the cave in which Jesus is said to have been born. There are 78 hotels and 5,700 rooms in Bethlehem ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — At Christmastime, the world comes to Bethlehem. The rooftop of the city hall is packed with camera crews from around the globe to capture a towering tree in Manger Square ...