The incomparable David Phelps sings this truly beautiful song about the nativity
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Nativity
By far, my favourite rendition of this beautiful song
It has become almost ‘the norm’ to suggest that the visit of the Magi to Bethlehem occurred some two years after the birth of Christ and, in support of this thesis, the following points are made: i. Herod’s edict to kill “all the male children… who were two years old or under” (Matthew 2:16) However,…
It comes as quite a shock to many people to discover that Jesus was not born on December 25th, at the end of the year 1BC. Our current system of numbering the years can be traced back to a Roman monk by the name of Dionysius Exiguus (Denis the Little). He was commissioned by Pope…
The star that is connected with the birth of Christ, as recorded in Matthew 2, features in just 12 verses of the gospel and yet has given to rise to acres of theories and speculations. So, before we look at what this star could have been, let’s examine the biblical text. First, Matthew tells us…
Christmas pageants which are so popular at this time of year, even in churches, usually involve three fabulously dressed kings on camels, travelling at night as they follow a star across the desert. Yet there is so much in this familiar scene that is, at best, unlikely. First, as we have already noted, these men…
I remember the first dramatic presentation of the nativity I ever saw. It was somewhere in Calcutta, India, I believe, shortly before I, then aged 12, and my family returned to the UK. It had all the usual cast of characters, but the one I remember best was the surly, uncaring inn keeper who rudely…