Presbyterian Mission Agency Birth of Jesus Archives

Birth of Jesus

Minute for Mission: Week of Christian Unity

Posted December 2nd, 2021

The story of the wise men in Matthew 2 offers us some important lessons. One lesson I glean is that God will step outside of tradition and will use anyone to accomplish God’s purposes. These men according to historical sources were of Persian descent and were highly respected people who studied the stars. They could have been either astronomers or astrologers. What is important is that they were not Jewish. They may have had some knowledge of Judaism, but they were not observers of the Jewish faith.

Away in a manger

Posted November 18th, 2020

Ever since my girls were big enough to hitch a ride on a luggage cart, they’ve been in love with hotels. The run-of-the-mill places that our family visited before the pandemic seemed like king’s palaces to the tykes, who couldn’t wait to take a ride on the elevator.