Dewey Bertolini's Podcast

It has become THE iconic image of Christmas: a Manger scene. So readily recognizable that its image graces the fronts of so many of our Christmas cards. So singularly significant that churches throughout country often display what they call a Living Nativity. So emotionally effusive that the mere suggestion of placing a Manger Scene on the steps of a City Hall can stir up a cauldron of contention. So famously familiar that many-a-home have a Manger Scene proudly/prominently displayed on a table or mantle. And as you will hear in this PODCAST, so iconic that hand-carved Manger Scenes are far-and-away the #1 hot seller when I take people to my favorite olive wood shop in Bethlehem. A Manger Scene. Even though everything about it is absolutely wrong. No knock on the artisans who hand-craft these treasured keepsakes. But you see, it’s all about a picture. An iconic picture. Manger Scenes paint pictures in wood. Luke painted a picture in words. And Luke’s picture, when properly understood, is SO MUCH MORE POWERF