by Rusty Freeman | Aug 14, 2025 | Blog
“The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the...
by Rusty Freeman | Aug 13, 2025 | Blog
“25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he...
by Rusty Freeman | Aug 10, 2025 | Blog
“When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the...
by Rusty Freeman | Aug 9, 2025 | Blog
“On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.” Luke 2.21 According to sources, on the eighth day of a Jewish boy’s life, the tradition is Brit Milah, a...
by Rusty Freeman | Aug 7, 2025 | Blog
“When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying...
