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Playmobil Advent – Day Twenty
Today’s wise man is part of Playmobil set #4886 and can be viewed/ordered here. Today we met a second wise man, with a second different kind of gift, and representing a second different race. Day 20 – Matthew 2: 7-12 (TNIV) 7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Nineteen
Today’s wise man and fully stocked camel are part of Playmobil set #4886 and can be viewed/ordered here. Playmobil has once again demonstrated their theological astuteness by making the wise men a separate package. It might even be smart of me to not bring them out until after Christmas or even to hold off on buying…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Eighteen
Yesterday’s second smaller angel is part of Playmobil set #4889 and can be viewed/ordered here. Each angel in our set is assigned to a particular group of other characters. The first large angel speaks to Mary and Joseph. The first small angel speaks to the shepherds and second angel speaks to the wise men who…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Seventeen
Today’s two doves are from Playmobil kit #4884 and can be viewed/ordered here. There were two doves in the pocket for today. One of them is visible in the picture behind the smaller angel, and the other one fell down in between me setting it up and me taking the picture, and I didn’t notice. I…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Sixteen
Today’s three sheep are from Playmobil kit #4884 and can be viewed/ordered here. The list of animals is growing. The shepherds would likely have left the sheep behind, but it makes for a nice scene. Ruby was really excited to pull out the sheep from the calendar. It’s fun watching her piece together the story, and…
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Playmobil Advent – Days Fourteen & Fifteen
Today’s shepherd and angel are from Playmobil kit #4884 and can be viewed/ordered here. A busy weekend and a few lingering colds etc meant that the regular updates haven’t happened, but here are the readings for today and yesterday. Day 14 – Luke 2: 6-12 (TNIV) 6 While they were there, the time came for the…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Thirteen
Today’s baby Jesus is from Playmobil kit #4884 and can be viewed/ordered here. The smallest package was the most exciting. The central piece of the scene arrived today. With baby Jesus in the scene, we now have a natural center. Day 13 – Isaiah 9: 2-7 2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Twelve
Today’s star is from Playmobil kit #4884 and can be viewed/ordered here. Although the timing of the appearance of the star isn’t entirely clear, we decided to put it up before the child is born. The kids are really getting excited about the arrival of the baby Jesus. Day 12 – Luke 1: 46-56 46 And Mary said:…
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Playmobil Advent – Day Eleven
Today’s manger is from Playmobil kit #4884 and can be viewed/ordered here. It’s funny how “manger” sounds so much nicer than “feeding trough.” I like how this scene shows the animals using what will serve as Jesus’ first bed. I’ve heard of a variety of things serving as a first bed, whether it was specially designed…
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John the Baptist and Nelson Mandela
This past Sunday we had a great performance by our church choir, and I took ten minutes at the end to draw some parallels between the lives and legacies of John the Baptist, who is featured in this year’s second Sunday of Advent scripture reading, and Nelson Mandela, who died just a few days before.