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Displaying a Christmas nativity scene is a long-standing tradition, but it can also present a bit of a skewed view of the actual events of Jesus’ birth. While each person depicted in a traditional nativity scene is a part of the Christmas story, not all the characters were present in one place on the night Jesus was born. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were in a stable that night due to the overcrowding in Bethlehem’s inn (Luke 2:7), but the Bible never mentions whether or not animals were present—in fact, it never even mentions a stable. The shepherds, once told of Jesus’ arrival, left their flocks to worship the newborn King (Luke 2:16). However, the angels, which are often part of nativity scenes, bore the good news to the shepherds in the fields (Luke 2:8–14). As far as we know, there were no angels flying visibly over the place where Jesus was when the shepherds arrived. In addition, the wise men (the Bible never says how many there were) were also probably not present that first night. The magi visited Jesus some time later, when He was in a house (Matthew 2:1–11).

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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Chili Dip #4

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Dip	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	(8-oz) cream cheese
1/2	c	Mayonnaise
1/2	c	Cottage cheese
1/2	ts	Garlic salt
2	ts	Fresh chives; chopped
1	cn	(4-oz) green chili peppers chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

In blender, mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, cottage cheese and garlic salt.
When blended, stir in chives and green chili peppers. Serve with potato
chips or tostados. Serves about 15 dippers, more or a bit less.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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