Books with title Bethlehem’S Gift

Growing up in a home deeply influenced through both her parents love of Jesus and her mothers love of literature, educator Teri Marcos began to enjoy writing Christmas poems for family and friends describing the Saviors divinely appointed purpose for the world. Teri fondly remembers her mother joyfully gathering her and her siblings for regular visits to the La Verne Library, where, at five years old and for many years to follow, she sat at the colorful, kidney-shaped tables, sized just right for little people. She marveled at the number of books there were to read (including the big peoples section) and set a very early goal to read them all by the time she grew up. Childrens literature became a passion, second to her love of Jesus, which is central to her life. Saved in her sixth-grade year, at eleven years old, Teri Marcos envisioned a career in teaching that would honor and glorify Christ. Her love of history and her passion for writing poetry featuring themes of Jesus birth and subsequent first-century walk and ministry throughout the Holy Land combine to fulfill this vision. Bethlehems Gift, written in poetry form, is inspired by the Holy Spirit and presented factually through biblical accounts from the Gospels.

Growing up in a home deeply influenced through both her parents' love of Jesus and her mother's love of literature, educator Teri Marcos began to enjoy writing Christmas poems for family and friends describing the Savior's divinely appointed purpose for the world. Teri fondly remembers her mother joyfully gathering her and her siblings for regular visits to the La Verne Library, where, at five years old and for many years to follow, she sat at the colorful, kidneyshaped tables, sized just right for little people. She marveled at the number of books there were to read (including the big people's section) and set a very early goal to read them all by the time she grew up. Children's literature became a passion, second to her love of Jesus, which is central to her life. Saved in her sixthgrade year, at eleven years old, Teri Marcos envisioned a career in teaching that would honor and glorify Christ. Her love of history and her passion for writing poetry featuring themes of Jesus' birth and subsequent firstcentury walk and ministry throughout the Holy Land combine to fulfill this vision. Bethlehem's Gift, written in poetry form, is inspired by the Holy Spirit and presented factually through biblical accounts from the Gospels.

Fr. Frederick William Faber C.O. (1814 - 1863) was a noted English hymn writer and theologian. He converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism in 1845 and was ordained to priesthood in 1847.In this book he meditates on the mystery of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. The book is organized into the following chapters:Chapter I: The Bosom Of The Eternal FatherChapter II: The Bosom Of MaryChapter III: The Midnight CaveChapter IV: The First WorshippersChapter V: Tue Infant GodChapter VI: Soul And BodyChapter VII: Calvary Before Its TimeChapter VIII: Heaven AlreadyChapter IX: The Feet Of The Eternal Father

Active Table of ContentsFr. Faber brings the reader to the stable in Bethlehem to contemplate the Incarnation, the roles of Blessed Mary and St. Joseph, and the plan of the Eternal Father in sending his Son. Here the shephereds gather and the angels sing. Come, let us adore Him.Frederick William Faber (1814-1863) was a disciple of Bl. John Henry Newman, following him in his conversion to the Catholic Church. He is best remembered as the author of the hymn "Faith of Our Fathers" and as the translator of St. Louis de Monfort's True Devotion to Mary. He also wrote a number of devotional books and has been called "a master of mystical theology."

I'm a star, that's right. I'm one that you won't ever see. But chances are that you've looked for and heard about me! One day God brought me great news that I would shine in the sky for the King of the Jews! My light swept through the night and covered the earth. Prophecy was fulfilled that this was Jesus' birth. What was it like to be the star of Bethlehem? Those who love the Christmas story will enjoy Bethlehem's Star. This tale will touch the heart of any age; the story of Christ's birth from the star that shared its brilliance on that sacred scene long ago.

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Excerpt from BethlehemFor this Book not only represents a past in which you are as much mixed up as with that other past six years ago, but, by God's appointment, it calls up associations, which, if they are less joyous, are on that very account more tender. That Will of God, which has laid you aside and given you, apparently for life, only pain and endurance for your portion in the work of His vineyard, has disappointed many hopes and frustrated many schemes, which were more dear to us than strangers can ever understand. Yet I trust that neither of us have, even so much as in thought, rebelled against it.Your pilgrimage to the East did not - so God willed it -restore the health which you had lost in His service, and which, I have a right to say, was of even more value to me than to yourself. Neither has it pleased Him to give you the strength necessary to turn your journey to account in a literary way, for the good of His Church or the illustration of His Word. But much of this Book is yours. To you is owing all that is correct and accurate and pictorial about the scenes which it describes. It gives the Book a sort of sad value to me, to think that it is, with all its incompleteness, the only record of your painstaking visit to the Holy Places.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

My dear Father A ntony, Six years ago it seemed natural to me to cast what I had to say in the way of Preface toG rowth inH oliness into the shape of a Prefatory Epistle to you; so much and so affectionately were you mixed up with the past life and the past experience which that Book represented. It seems still more natural now, that I should do the same in the case of Bethlehem. For this Book not only represents a past in which you are as much mixed up as with that other past six years ago, but, by God sappointment, it calls up associations, which, if they are less joyous, are on that very account more tender. That Will of God, which has laid you aside and given you, apparently for life, only pain and endurance for your portion in the work of His vineyard, has disappointed many hopes and frustrated many schemes, which were more dear to us than strangers can ever understand. Yet I trust that neither of us have, even so much as in thought, rebelled against it.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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