From Tender Grain to the Bread of Life
Luke could have ended with the birth. Angels announced it. Shepherds witnessed it. Prophets blessed it—God had come to dwell with His people, wrapped in human flesh, laid in a manger. But Luke didn’t stop there. He gave us one more scene: Jesus at twelve years old, sitting in the temple, teaching the teachers, asking…
Simeon’s Passover and Anna’s Unleavened Life: Two Prophets, Two Feasts
On the eighth day, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple. They came to fulfill the law—to circumcise their son, to present Him as a firstborn male consecrated to the Lord, to offer the sacrifice required of new parents (Luke 2:21-24). And two prophets were waiting. Simeon spoke of deliverance—death passing over, peace granted,…
Why the Shepherds Were Living Under the Stars
Luke puts everyone outside. The shepherds were “abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night” (Luke 2:8). No walls. No roof. Just open sky and stars overhead. Mary and Joseph couldn’t find room in the inn, so they ended up in a stable—likely with gaps in the roof, open to the night…
Feasting with Nephi 