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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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Muffins, Mixes	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Yellow cornmeal
2	c	White flour
1/2	ts	Baking Soda
1/4	ts	Salt
1/2	c	Currants
1/2	c	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Thoroughly combine all & pour into clean paper bag. Attach a label with the
following instructions:
Preheat oven to 450 F. Spray a muffin tin with nonstick spray. Empty the
mix into a large bowl & add 1/4 c canola oil & 2 c buttermilk, blending
swiftly with wooden spoon. Pour batter into tins & bake for 20 minutes.
Note: Prepare this muffin mix as a gift by enclosing it inside a brown
paper lunch bag decorated with rubber stamp prints or stickers. Attach a
pretty fabric ribbon to the top with a small wooden spoon through it.
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 508 by James and Susan Kirkland
<[email protected]> on Jan 12, 1998

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