Joseph Retelling

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11, Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22973 – 1050 Here’s the haps: You are working in the shop with Jesus who is sawing some lumber and boards to make a manger for the Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22972 – 1049 Here’s the haps: You often wonder why Nazareth in Galilee? Perhaps obscurity is better, but really, most of the people here are closer to Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22971 – 1048 Here’s the haps: The large Hebrew-speaking communities just across the Sihon River are considered Egyptian territory even though everything is under Rome. It only Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22970 – 1047 Here’s the haps: You think about Jesus as you hold him. You often forget about his origin and just enjoy holding him and talking Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22969 – 1046 Here’s the haps: As you wend your way to the temple, you find it hard to believe that the forty-four days of Mary’s purifying Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22968 – 1045 Here’s the haps: The next several days are filled with strangeness and wonder. Curiosity seekers, the humble and reverent, even those who scoffed and Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22967 – 1044 Here’s the haps: How the innkeeper’s wife has gotten the place so immaculately clean escapes you, but it is astonishing. As you think on Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22966 – 1043 Here’s the haps: Bethlehem is very small and David was very prolific. Even on feast days in Jerusalem itself, you do not think you Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22965 – 1042 Here’s the haps: You can’t try to wait to see if she has the baby because she would still have the purification rituals to Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro, Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22964 – 1041 Here’s the haps: After the initial commotion at Mary’s house, wedding preparations begin. She travels to see her elderly cousin and after three Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22963 – 1040 Here’s the haps: You make your way to the house of Mary’s parents as quickly as you can and knock on the door. The Continue Reading[...]

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22962 – 1039 Here’s the haps: You meet a young girl with whom you are greatly enamored and since you are a tradesman, it is no problem Continue Reading[...]