Both accounts mention Jesus being born, swaddled and laid “in a manger,” which could mean Mary labored amid straw and livestock in an actual pen, or that the infant Jesus was placed in a ...

Whether you're religious or not, you know what a basic Nativity scene looks like -- Joseph and Mary kneeling by the manger of the baby Jesus, surrounded by shepherds, kings, and farm animals.

We have a traditional manger scene near our Christmas tree. There, you will find Mary and Joseph, a shepherd, and a few sheep, three wise men carrying gifts and at least one camel. And, of course ...

We tend to sentimentalize the Christmas story as we think of the Baby Jesus in the manger, ... Quite simply, Mary and Joseph are great heroes of the faith.

Charleigh E. Parker as Mary Magdalene, from left, Kristen Vaughan as Mary, Dani Martineck as Almelem and Nat Cassidy as Gestas in a 2018 production of “Almelem” at the Brick Theater in ...

Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus flee to Egypt. On their way to Egypt, they stop to eat and rest. In a scene that—as far as I’m aware—does not appear in the Bible, Herod’s men catch up to Mary ...

Your classic nativity scene has Mary and Joseph, a baby in a manger and animals choreographed in an arc around them. There may be shepherds, including a child with a lamb, and even wise men ...

By the time Joseph and Mary arrive, the only room available is a corner in the open stall area among the livestock, where a manger stands. Still, this is within the family compound, and inside they ...

Long ago, some newsman delivered a closing commentary about the Christmas story. How amazing is it, he marveled, that the hero of the story is a mere baby...and not some ...