The Quiet Place

Merry Christmas!!! Today we watched a fascinating movie on the Star of Bethlehem. So in honor of Christmas, let's reflect on the visit of the Magi. Also, be sure to check out the website about the star of bethlehem. It is SO amazing! You will be glad that you did. The Magi Visit the Messiah After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,  during the time of King Herod,  Magi [ a ]  from the east came to Jerusalem   and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?  We saw his star  when it rose and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.   When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.   “In Bethlehem  in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,      are by no means least among the rulers o...

Since the F5 tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday afternoon, I have been keeping up with the news. As I watched the footage seeing pile after pile of junk and thinking how each pile use to be someones home, business, or livelihood, my heart broke. One of the worst news casts I watched was about a school where children who had sought shelter in the basement of the school were trapped by the crumbling walls and then drowned after a water-main break flooded the space they were trapped in.  (News Article)  After hearing story after tragic story, hope began to break through. Every tragic story seems to have it's miracle counterpart. I've found that the best stories are those of love and sacrifice.  (The Love of Teachers)   Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.- John 15:13  Those who have risked there lives, or given them up for their neighbors are true heroes. For those people, I am truly grateful.  Matthew ...