It is urged that “Jesus was a refugee”, but is such a statement accurate in the context of contemporary political debates?
Tag: wise men
The first Christmas was about Jesus but it was also about that quiet connection with unconventional people and the lives that were changed as a result.
Among the various characters in the story of the birth of Jesus, I have a soft spot for the magi. I have imagined them as learned men who don’t fit with the more provincial characters in Jerusalem, but who are puzzled and disappointed by the unwitting ignorance and self-interested plotting they encounter.
Many parts of the Christmas story have grown larger over the years. What is the real story of the three kings and what can we take from that story today?