Christmas Outside the Box, Luke 2

[Michael Snow]

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord

...the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

17And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

18And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

So, how we doing, fellow shepherds (Christians) out there?


Christmas Outside the Box, here:
http://sdcougar.startlogic.com/blog/?p=169

which may be freely copied and shared.

[John 8:32]

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord

...the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

17And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

18And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

So, how we doing, fellow shepherds (Christians) out there?


Christmas Outside the Box, here:
http://sdcougar.startlogic.com/blog/?p=169

which may be freely copied and shared.

Bah, humbug.

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[Diggindeeper]

Bah, humbug.

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SCROOGE! ..........

[John 8:32]

SCROOGE! ..........

You keep Christmas in your way and let me leave it alone in mine. Bah, humbug. LOL

[Fenris]

Even the Grinch came around eventually.

[Redeemed by Grace]

Even the Grinch came around eventually.

Another .

[tim_from_pa]

I'm doing quite fine, here, Thanks. But then again, I don't keep my sheep out in the middle of December, either.

[Michael Snow]

I'm doing quite fine, here, Thanks. But then again, I don't keep my sheep out in the middle of December, either.

LOL. Ok, I'll throw my own thread off topic for a moment! When I am in Romania, I see shepherds in the fields with their sheep all winter. And this is at the same latitude as the North Dakota/South Dakota border! [You can see a picture or two of this on my homepage link to Romania pictures.] There is a "world of difference" in climates. And at the time of Jesus' birth, it was the Roman warm period.

Now, I don't suppose that Jesus was born in December, but it cannot be absolutely ruled out, either. And shepherds in the fields are no evidence against a December date.

[Caleb]

LOL. Ok, I'll throw my own thread off topic for a moment! When I am in Romania, I see shepherds in the fields with their sheep all winter. And this is at the same latitude as the North Dakota/South Dakota border! [You can see a picture or two of this on my homepage link to Romania pictures.] There is a "world of difference" in climates. And at the time of Jesus' birth, it was the Roman warm period.

Now, I don't suppose that Jesus was born in December, but it cannot be absolutely ruled out, either. And shepherds in the fields are no evidence against a December date.

But then, shouldn't we speak only of the truth that we do know?

[keck553]

Tradition is the glue of community.