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Where’s Jesus? One baffled frown mirrored in the face of another. A skip of the heart. A tremor of terror. I thought he was with you. The caravans of pilgrims … Continue reading Day 25- The Significance Of “70”: The Boy Jesus In the Temple
In the sands six miles north of Cairo, Egypt Hebrew inscriptions can be found among the ruins of an ancient city. Jewish burial catacombs snake under the dunes. This is Tell … Continue reading Day 24- “Out of Egypt I Call My Son”: A Priestly Line in Egypt
“Get up.” Moments earlier, there was the blackness of midnight, the stillness of village slumber. Then, sleep was riven by light and alarm. Joseph was no ordinary man. He was … Continue reading Day 22- Two Dreams and a Midnight Flight
Crowds filled the streets as the young couple made their way toward the base of the temple complex. The woman had given birth forty days before and the time for her ritual purification … Continue reading Day 17- Baby’s First Trip to the Temple
They were the dregs of society pulling the night shift in a despised vocation. How unexpected, how illogical, how revolutionary it was that The Holy One of All would choose these men … Continue reading Day 16- A Divine Birth Announcement
She was pregnant and he knew the baby wasn’t his. She had promised to be faithful. He was busily preparing their home to receive her as his wife when he … Continue reading Day 6- Betrayal
She didn’t even notice when it happened; not at first. Perhaps it was when she was drawing water from the well, or playing tag with her friends when somewhere deep … Continue reading Day 1- Changes