This image of the Holy Family, created by artist David Hayward, emphasizes the fact that Mary, Joseph and Jesus were refugees, a frightful circumstance, as contributor Cathleen Falsani points out ...

Decision “When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.” We can see the strong faith of Joseph and the kind of trust he had to put in God.

They will recount how Mary and Joseph made the long, hard journey to Bethlehem and how she gave birth to Jesus in a manger. It’s a story with beautiful themes of God’s humble love, tenderness ...

It’s here that we finally get our loyal donkey: the text says that Joseph saddles up a donkey and puts Mary on it to ride the long journey to register in the census (James 17.2).

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 ...

A Christmas nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary, and Joseph separated and caged, as if asylum seekers detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at Claremont United Methodist Church on ...

Following Jewish custom, 40 days after Jesus’ birth, Mary and Joseph took Him to the Temple to be “consecrated to the Lord” (Luke 2:23). At the Temple, an elderly priest named Simeon blessed ...

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 ...

Bible People Books Nativity Set [With Plush Mary & Joseph Dolls with Attached Storybooks and Plush Jesus in a Manger]. Standard Publishing Company, $16.99 (14pp) ISBN 978-0-7847-1242-9 ...