Saturday, December 08, 2007

Why we still tell the story

Pop Quiz:

1. Where was Jesus born?
2. Who is Gabriel and what does he have to do with the Christmas story?
3. What is the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist?
4. Where did Mary, Joseph, and Jesus go to escape Herod?

If you know the answer to all four of these questions, you are in the 12% of adults in terms of knowledge of the Christmas story according to this article.

Sometimes I wonder why it is that we tell the same story at this time every year. But this reminds me that there is still a world in screaming need to hear about the life giving birth of the Messiah.

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