Our Wandering Wise Men – December 19
The magi had to shin down the lampstand on which the Advent wreath rested, only to find a forest of another sort. Balthasar recognized the red and green plants immediately
Continue readingThe magi had to shin down the lampstand on which the Advent wreath rested, only to find a forest of another sort. Balthasar recognized the red and green plants immediately
Continue readingAfter about a half a day of traveling through an evergreen forest, the magi began to feel as though they were traveling in circles. As it turned out they were
Continue readingNow that the path had been cleared of obstacles, our travelers were intent on moving speedily along to meet the great King. But then they heard something. It was the
Continue readingAfter rounding a bend in the road, the travelers encountered huge obstacles in their path: countless (actually, 350 to be exact) boxes were blocking the way forward. The men were
Continue readingThe wise men were very worried about whether they would make it to see King Jesus, or whether they would miss him. But then a man rode through who knew
Continue readingAfter the three wise men cut through the gumdrop pass, they came across a barn raising of sorts. Some children were making gingerbread houses. The magi decided to stay and
Continue readingThe magi found themselves traveling through a magical peppermint forest created by the Children’s Ministry team and some children during a Christmas Candyland party. This lifted the spirits of the
Continue readingThe next morning upon waking Gaspar saw an angel and he rushed to wake Balthasar. “Brother, brother -there is an angel outside our camp. Surely, he will give us a
Continue readingImagine the wise men’s surprise when they got to the market and found they had some competition for cookie sales! Those choir members with the angelic voices they had recently
Continue readingEverything on this journey was going wrong! Where the magi had expected angels’ wings, they got choir robes. They won BINGO, but it was useless frankincense and myrrh. They spent
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