bethlehem

"Do you know what Obama did before he left Israel? He stopped in Bethlehem to visit the site where he was born. But he didn't allow any media in there because he didn't want to disturb the animals." -- Rush Limbaugh

Dear Politicians:

I went to the 34th annual Bethlehem Fish Fry today, an event that helps
the ministry of the church. One of the members had shared how good the
food was, the fellowship, the events for the kids. I was going because
of her personal invitation.

Imagine my surprise when I got there to see dozens and dozens of

GoldenI (which, is clearly pronounced Gold-en-eye, but in my head, until recently, I’ve been pronouncing it Goldini, like Houdini, but… well… not) has a great post today on how weird it is that the pro-Israel conservatives* are so in love with Israel, when, if we tried some of the stuff they take as a matter of course there here, the above-mentioned conservatives would ha

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior — yes, the Messiah, the Lord — has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!"

Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the

Steve and I have a particularly busy December--as I'm sure many of you do--and in talking last week about all the Christmas events on our schedule, we wondered how we could be sure to keep our focus in the right place. We want to look to our Savior and His Incarnation during this season of anticipation, not get so caught up in the shopping and decorating and baking and parties that we lose sight of why we celebrate.