Our Wandering Wise Men – December 14
After 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 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
Continue readingThe right jolly old elf had given them wonderful counsel, even if he hadn’t been the wonderful counselor himself, and even if they hadn’t totally understood him. They pieced together
Continue readingWhen Gaspar saw a man with a long white beard and a rich velvet suit unlike anything he had ever seen before, he was convinced they had found the king they
Continue readingImagine how apoplectic Balthasar became when their gifts for the King of Kings were mixed up with the presents going to Sneedville, Tennessee. Here they had spent all their gold
Continue readingGaspar, Melchior and Balthasar knew from their wide knowledge that one should not approach the royal court without bearing gifts worthy of a king. But what gift to give? What’s
Continue readingThe magi were worried about many things in preparing for their impending pilgrimage. They had camels to pack, gifts to procure and wrap, and food to gather for the journey.
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