Tag: Church of the Nativity
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Day 313: In Praise of Saint Incognita (Matthew 26, Mark 14)
9 And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” (Mark 14:9) In the Greek Orthodox sanctuary of the Church of the Nativity, there are two rows of ten columns. Each column bears the image of a different…
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Day 275: What’s the Deal With Fourteen Generations? (Matthew 1)
“So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.” Matthew 1:17 ESV Through the Bible: Matthew 1, Luke 2 In the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, there is a fourteen point…
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The Church of the Nativity
When I went to Israel in 2018, Bethlehem was not a highlight, if I am being honest. It was packed wall to wall with people. The Church of the Nativity felt like a line at Disney World, only without a ride at the end. Our guide gestured over to the steps you could descend to…
