You don’t have to be Christian or even religious to appreciate the compelling and magical properties of the Nativity story, with its evocative and timeless images and the ideas it evokes. The imagery and mythology of the Nativity narrative – Magi, star, Herod and all – is something I’ve explored and navigated here before, in an older Christmas time piece. This time we’re focused more on the historic setting of the Nativity – and its modern day counterpart: Bethlehem. And especially how the Bethlehem of today actually has curious parallels and resonance with the Bethlehem and broader Judea of the … Continue reading Christmas, the Little Town of Bethlehem & the Echo of History…