The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
Christians in the UK will be without altar wine from the birthplace of Jesus this Christmas after the Israeli Army said it constituted a "security risk" it has been claimed.
Moultrie Observer--Local News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Rev. Shane Ashley, pastor of Norman Park First Baptist Church, said the third annual “Return to Bethlehem” will be held at the conference center Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6. Tours will begin at 6:30 each night after visitors register for the census at the auditorium. There is no charge to attend the event.
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Jingle Bells" rang out over Manger Square on Sunday as Bethlehem opened a Christmas market that the Palestinian city hopes will help cap a boom year for tourism with a profitable festive season."It has been an excellent year," Bethlehem's mayor Victor Batarseh said, forecasting 1.25 million visitors by the end of 2008 and noting a halving in local unemployment"We don't have any empty beds. Two years...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - As Ahmad Nivins goes, so goes St. Joseph's.
Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The event, titled "Bethlehem Now: Nine Alternative Lessons and Carols", was held last week St James's, Piccadilly and organised by Open Bethlehem, a Palestinian group and Jews for Boycotting Israeli.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The International Peace Light flame will travel from Jesus' birthplace to Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Bayport, carried by Boy Scout Troop 113.
9-Year Bible (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
In verses 6-22 , we see Naomi leave Moab and return to her hometown, Bethlehem. Orpah honors Naomi's guidance and returns to her family, but Ruth shares one of the classic statements of faith in verse 16: Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Despite Ruth's loyalty, Naomi changes...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Ahmad Nivins scored a game-high 20 points and added 17 rebounds to lead St. Joseph's to a 77-64 victory over Lehigh on Tuesday night.
Shedworking (Free subscription) | yesterday
For day two of BEYOND's special calendar , Hut 128 was decked out in an 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' theme with a nativity scene tableau. Those of you in the area should nip down to see this unfolding (and not just because of the mulled wine and mince pies on offer). Next: Hut 395...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | yesterday
(The Associated Press) From Greenville Online: If you haven't seen the southwestern sky just after sunset, and even if you have, feast your eyes tonight -- it may be the same spectacular show that drew the wise men to Bethlehem in search of a newborn king. From our vantage point on the planet, it's a glowing triangle of Venus, Jupiter and the waxing crescent moon. "Tonight would be another good night...
Synergy (Free subscription) | yesterday
"When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi" (Matt 2:16-17). Any leader who is not secure in God will be insecure in their leadership actions. King Herod was such a leader. He feared the loss of power and
CRN.Info and Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday
In Part I of this series, we examined the need to view the entire Christmas story arc, and in Part II we discussed the probability of Jesus’ birthday on Sukkot (mid-September to early-October), and in Part III, we took a closer look at Mary and Joseph and their outcast status. Today, we will be viewing the [...]
Commentary - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Holy Family was poor. Really poor. Mary and Joseph were escorted to no inn room. The baby was born in a smelly barn. Not very private. The straw sticks in their ...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
The radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada who was once dubbed Osama bin Laden's right hand man in Europe and branded by the Home Secretary as a "threat to national security" is back in jail after breaching his bail.
ABC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
From New Hampshire to Arizona, top family spots to visit St. Nick.
