Here is the account of the birth of Christ found in Luke 2:1-7, followed by an unusual interpretation of this text – especially Luke 2:7. This interpretation appeared in my book, The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross, pages 156-157, and is based on Dr. Kenneth Bailey's book, Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes. Dr. Bailey spent forty years living and teaching the New Testament in Egypt, Lebanon, Jerusalem and Cyprus, and has written many books in English and Arabic. Reading his book will transform how you see the Bible, especially the Gospels.

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ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and it originally comes from the Arabic name "Islamic State of Iraq and Sham." The word Sham in its contextual Islamic meaning stands for ancient Syria that included more than the current state of Syria. Countries like Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine were all part of ancient Sham.

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On our front yard we have a large red pot as a decoration. A few years ago the winter was very cold and as a result the pot cracked but held together as you see in the picture. With time this pot became very precious to us because it reminded us of 2 Corinthians 4:7 

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