Author Archives: Hedy Collver

Luke 2:6-12 (New Living Translation) And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a … Continue reading →

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the sky look down where he lay, the little Lord Jesus, asleep in the hay. (Away in a Manger, United … Continue reading →

Micah 5:2 (New Living Translation) But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past. What must have … Continue reading →

Luke 2:4-5 (New Century Version) So Joseph left Nazareth, a town in Galilee, and went to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, known as the town of David. Joseph went here because he was from the family of David. Joseph registered … Continue reading →

Luke 2:1-3 (The Message) About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted … Continue reading →

Matthew 1:22-24 (New International Version) All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us.”) When … Continue reading →

Matthew 1:18-21 (New International Reader’s Version) This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. His mother Mary and Joseph had promised to get married. But before they started to live together, it became clear that she was going to … Continue reading →

Luke 1:58 (New American Standard Bible) And Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned to her home. This is a passage where so much happens “between the lines.” We have no information about what occurred during those three … Continue reading →

Luke 1:51-55 (Today’s New International Version) “He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has … Continue reading →

Luke 1:46-50 (New Living Translation) Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. … Continue reading →