How Christmas Reminds Us that Jesus Enters Our Mess
I love that Nativity sets help us remember the first Christmas, adding a Biblical touchpoint to our Christmas decor. And yet, I struggle with how traditional Nativity Sets paint an idealized, pristine picture of the first Christmas.
I have a love-hate relationship with Nativity sets.
I love that Nativity sets help us remember the first Christmas, adding a Biblical touchpoint to our Christmas decor. And yet, I struggle with how traditional Nativity Sets paint an idealized, pristine picture of the first Christmas.
Let’s take a moment to peel back the layers and explore the messy reality that commercial Nativity sets overlook…
This is the Nativity set we had when I was a kid. Mom would set it up in a tray of clay kitty litter so it would look like the picture on the front cover. Sometimes the cat would get confused and there would be an extra present for baby Jesus in the morning.
Outdoor Nativity - December 2010
One of the things which we could not keep when we downsized to a 32' motor home was this large outdoor lighted Nativity Set. We gave it to our daughter-in-law and it still comes out for Christmas at her place.
I tried several times to get an image of this set after dark, but what the eye sees and what a camera sees are not the same thing and I finally decided that I had to take the image on a very cloudy day or just at dusk.
MWM
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Our children need to know the truth about Jesus Christ and His birth. The Fisher-Price "Little People Nativity Set" will teach children about the birth of Jesus Christ while the play with the nativity set. Children can be reminded of Jesus' birth!!!
As we raise our children, we need to teach them the truth about the nativity story of Jesus Christ. One way we can do that is by giving them the Fisher-Price “Little People Nativity Set”. This set includes all the pieces of the nativity scene. Children can play with this set while observing the nativity of Jesus Christ. Children need to know the truth about Jesus Christ and we can present that to…