Grown Man and Long-Ago Slain Child

December 5, 2006 9:01 PM | permalink | comments: 0

I read this morning from Matthew 2, the Christmas story, and of Herod ordering that all boys in Bethlehem under the age of 2 be killed. And I wondered: did Jesus ever encounter a mother or father whose boy was killed? Wouldn't that have been an interesting encounter? Like, "Hi, Jesus. I would have had a son your age...if you hadn't come along."

I did a Bible search, and it doesn't appear that Jesus ever went to Bethlehem. At least, it's not mentioned in the Gospels. Oh well. Doesn't mean such an encounter couldn't have occurred.

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Steve DennieCareer-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
I write primarily for my own amusement. If anyone wants to eavesdrop, they're welcome to it. My heartbeat is serving God faithfully through the local church. But my posts repeatedly stray into sports, politics, movies, and other nonsense.
I've been blogging since 2004, and it's been fun. Please understand that, though I work for the United Brethren in Christ denomination, the nonsense I spew out here comes from my own semi-functional brain in a totally personal, non-official capacity. Yes, that's a disclaimer.

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