Episcopal Life Online Daybook -- Today is Monday, December 3, 2007.
* Today in Scripture: Daily Office meditation: http://www.forwardmovement.org/todaysreading.cfm * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm *Today in History: On this day in 1908, C.F.D. (Charles Francis Digby) Moule, Anglican priest and New Testament scholar, was born in Hangchow, China.
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Catalyst: "Mary and Her Miracle: The Christmas Story Retold" from Church Publishing, Inc., by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, illustrations by Dianne Robbins, 100 pages, hardcover, c. 2007, $18
[Source: Church Publishing, Inc.] For an ordinary girl named Mary, living in an ordinary family in a dusty first-century town, extraordinary things were beginning to happen. From the moment the angel greeted her with the amazing news -- a special baby was on the way -- a miracle was in the making.
This delightful story imagines the Christmas narrative from Nazareth to Bethlehem. It's Mary's story, and it's told with gentle humor, lively imagination, and a sense of wonder. Each chapter is beautifully and tenderly illustrated by Dianne Robbins. Mary and Her Miracle is a lovely addition to every family's Christmas tradition.
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