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We’ve all heard a myriad of reasons why Dec. 25 “can’t possibly be” Jesus’ actual birthday. Here are just a few:
• Mary and Joseph came to Bethlehem to register in a Roman census (Luke 2:1-4). Such censuses were not taken in winter when temperatures often dropped below freezing and roads were in poor condition. Taking a census under such conditions would have been self-defeating.
• Shepherds were in the fields “watching their flocks” at the time of Jesus’ ...
A Faith Jouney
Blake Martin - The wise men traveled from many miles away to see Him. These “wise men,” these men who had status and great dignity, came a very long way to witness for themselves the Christ child. They knew from the prophecies that He was coming. They knew what the age-old traditions said, but that wasn’t good enough for them — they had to see Him for themselves.
When they came, they...