Advent Stories

Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts step back into the present to interview a current 7thgrader, Parker to talk about the why we celebrate Jesus’s birth each year.

This is the companion episode for December 23rd- Modern Person in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts talk to a child from Bethlehem. To learn more, read Luke 2:1-7, 16-18.

This is the companion episode for December 22nd- Child in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts talk to King Herod, who had heard of the birth of a new king and was worried. To learn more, read Matthew 2:1-18 and Jeremiah 31:15.

This is the companion episode for December 21st- Herod in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts interview a Bethlehem shopkeeper, one of the many people who was living in Bethlehem when Mary and Joseph arrived for the census. To learn more, read Luke 2:1-7, 16-18.

This is the companion episode for December 20th- Shopkeeper in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts interview the Wise Man once again, who tells about his visit with King Herod. To learn more, read Psalm 72:9-10 (prophecy), Matthew 2:1-12, and Micah 5:2.

This is the companion episode for December 19th- Wise Man in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts interview a baker from Bethlehem who was among the townspeople who heard of Jesus’s birth. To learn more, read Luke 2:1-7, 16-18

This is the companion episode for December 18th- Baker in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts welcome Joseph back to the podcast to share what it was like on the night Jesus was born. To learn more, read Luke 2:8-19.

This is the companion episode for December 17th- Joseph in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts once again interview Mary, who is now the mother of Jesus. To learn more, read Luke 2:8-19 and Luke 1:46-55.

This is the companion episode for December 16th- Mary in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode the angel returns to tell our hosts about the birth of the King. To learn more, read Luke 2:8-14.

This is the companion episode for December 15th- Angel in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts interview one of the shepherds visited by the angels announcing Jesus’ birth. To learn more, read Luke 2: 8-20.

This is the companion episode for December 14th- Shepherd in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

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Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts have a guest on the show to share his unique perspective on the story, the donkey who traveled to Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph. To learn more, read Luke 2:6-7

This is the companion episode for December 13th- Donkey in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts interview an innkeeper in Bethlehem who, though he did not have room for Mary and Joseph at the Inn, was able to offer them a place to stay. To learn more, read Luke 2:6-7.

This is the companion episode for December 12th- Inn Keeper in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

Welcome to Advent Stories: A Modern Perspective on the Christmas Story. In today’s episode our hosts once again interview Joseph who describes their time in Bethlehem waiting for Jesus to be born. To learn more, read Luke 2:1-7

This is the companion episode for December 11th- Joseph in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, hosts Ellie and Hannah welcome back Mary. In this interview Mary shares with them what she was thinking and feeling when they arrived in Bethlehem.. To read more, see Luke 2:1-6.

This is the companion episode for December 10- Mary in the student created Advent devotional,Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, host Dayton and guest host Ellie interview one of the census takers in Bethlehem.  To read more, see Luke 2:1-5.

This is the companion episode for December 9th- Census Taker in the student created Advent devotional,Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, hosts Kayla and Alina interview one of the wise men who believed the prophecy of a coming Messiah and set off to follow the star that would lead them to Bethlehem. To read more, see Psalm 72:9-10, Matthew 2: 1-12, and Micah 5:2.

This is the companion episode for December 8th- Wise Man in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, hosts Ellie and Hannah interview Elizabeth, Mary's cousin who is also expecting a child, who Mary goes to visit after hearing the news from the angel. To read more, see Luke 1:39-56.

This is the companion episode for December 7th- Elizabeth in the student created Advent devotional,Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, hosts Dayton and Carson interview Joseph, who also received a visit from the angel and learned that he had been chosen to be the earthly father to God's son. To read more, see Matthew 1:18-25.

This is the companion episode for December 6th- Joseph in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, hosts Kayla and Alina interview Mary after receiving the news from the angel that she would be the mother of God's son, Jesus. To read more, see Luke 1:26-38 and Luke 1:46-55.

This is the companion episode for December 5th- Mary in the student created Advent devotional,Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, hosts Ellie and Hannah interview the angel who came to Mary to share with her the good news that she would give birth to God's son. To read more, see Luke 1:1-38 and Matthew 1:18-25.

This is the companion episode for December 4th- Angel in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, hosts Dayton and Carson interview the prophet Micah who foretold the promised Messiah would come to rule over all of Israel. To read more, see Micah 5:3-5 and Micah 7:7-8.

This is the companion episode for December 3rd- Micah in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, hosts Kayla and Alina interview the prophet Isaiah who foretold the promised Messiah. To read more, see Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 11:1-5, Isaiah 5, and Isaiah 61: 1-3.

This is the companion episode for December 2nd- Isaiah in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

In this episode of Advent Stories, hosts Ellie and Hannah interview King David about the prophecy that foretold the promised Messiah would one day be born into his family. To read more, see 2 Samuel 7:12-13, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Isaiah 11:1, and Matthew 1:1-17.

This is the companion episode for December 1st- David in the student created Advent devotional, Advent Family Devotions: Reflections on the Christmas Story.

Welcome to Advent Stories, a modern perspective on the Christmas story. This podcast series is a class project, written, recorded, and produced by students. We invite you to join us on this journey through Advent as we get to know the characters and what they were thinking, just a little better. Our characters are based on the accounts of Jesus's birth found in Matthew 1 and Luke 2.