2019 12 15 Christian News Bulletin

CREATING EPIC ART
Last weekend, in Washington DC, world renowned artist Timothy Schmalz carved a nativity sculpture while visitors to the Museum of the Bible watched him at work. According to Eternity News, Schmalz commented: “My purpose is to give Christianity as much visual dignity as possible. Christian sculptures are like visual sermons twenty-four hours a day. I am devoted to creating artwork that glorifies Christ. The reason for this devotion, apart from my Christian beliefs, is that an artist needs an epic subject to create epic art.”

NATIVITY SCENE AT THE VATICAN
Earlier this month, the Vatican hosted a Christmas tree lighting ceremony ahead of the holidays, but as reported by christianheadlines.com,  it was the Nativity scene that stole the show. Pope Francis said the scene “is a genuine way of communicating the gospel, in a world that sometimes seems to be afraid of remembering what Christmas really is and eliminates Christian symbols, only to retain those drawn from a banal, commercial imagination.”

MOST POPULAR BIBLE VERSE
The most popular Bible verse this year on the YouVersion app, a free Bible app, was a passage about trusting God instead of worrying. Philippians 4:6 was the most popular Bible verse of 2019 on YouVersion. The verse reads, “Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”