This was written by C.S. Lewis to his future step son, “When I was 10, I read fairytales in secret, and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so, so now that I am 50, I read them openly. When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear […]
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Luke 2:12 “This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:16 So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. Luke 2:20 The shepherds went back, glorifying and
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Luke 2:12 “This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths (swaddling cloths) and lying in a manger.” This verse has always meant so much to me because it is so personal. The word “cloths” is literally “swathing” strips of cloth to wrap securely around an infant. I believe
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Mary Visits Elizabeth 39 Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42
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Luke 1:26-38 (NASB) Jesus’ Birth Foretold 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin [a]engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the [b]descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was [c]Mary. 28 And coming in, he said
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Matthew 2:13-15 NASB [13] Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.” [14]
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The Word Made Flesh 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has
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34And Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I have no [intimacy with any man as a] husband? 35Then the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a shining cloud]; and so the holy (pure, sinless) Thing
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Psa. 23:4 Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me. This is, of course, from one of the most beloved passages of scripture. The whole
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Matthew 1:18-20 NASB, [18] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. [19] And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her
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