finding no room at the Inn and how the couple had to go to a stable where the baby Jesus was born and placed in a manger." He went to on to say that throughout the story the children and staff sat ...

The Gospel says that the star of Bethlehem subsequently leads them to a house – not a manger – where Jesus has been born to Joseph and Mary. Overjoyed, they worship Jesus and present gifts of ...

It seems that they ended up taking refuge in a stable, because according to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus was born in a manger (2:7). Mary "brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in ...

There, in that manger, Christ is born, and there we discover his closeness to us. He comes there, to a feeding trough, in order to become our food. God is no father who devours his children ...

The manger used as a crib ... the scenes are meant to send the message that, if Jesus were born in the same spot today, it would be in war-torn Palestine. Although Bethlehem is located in modern ...

The fact that the Son of God was born in a cave set aside for animals ... by extended family and friends made clear in this manger scene is a recurring theme in the Gospels. The manger represents ...

Howard Thurman, theologian and civil rights activist The Christmas story of a baby born in a manger is a familiar one. The Roman Empire, a police state in its own right, had ordered that a census ...

“Yet why is the manger so important? Because it is the sign, and not by chance, of Christ’s coming into this world,” he said. “It is how he announces his coming. It is the way God is born ...