There's an elaborate nativity scene in Cathedral Square in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It depicts everything from the baby Jesus to the three wise men and a collection of animals, including sheep and a camel. Researchers at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) have now rendered that scene in nanoscale proportions and nicknamed the project NanoJesus.
The team behind the nano-nativity says it's the world's smallest, and they've submitted it to Guinness World Records for certification. The scene is 10,000 times smaller than the real-world nativity it's based on.
The entire nativity could sit on a human eyelash, and the baby Jesus is smaller than a human cell. [read more from CNET.com]
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An Invitation to Touch the Skin of Infinite God
This time of year adds a completely new dimension to the miracle of childbirth. Long ago in a quiet, crude place where animals sleep, Mary reached down and felt the soft, human skin of infinite God.
The humanity of this scene pulls us in for a closer look. We can identify with Joseph’s amazement, Mary’s wonder, and the irony of God’s quiet arrival in such an inhospitable world…all of those thoughts are magnificent to ponder. But we cannot stop there. These are only an entrance to wonders far more significant. Just beneath the soft, newborn skin of this beautiful story is the flesh and bone of a theological truth. [read more from dts.edu]
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Fact 1: God is knowable and has made himself known.
Fact 2: God reveals himself through various means.
Fact 3: Scripture is true in all it affirms.
Fact 4: Jesus Christ is the center and goal of Scripture.
Fact 5: The goal of theology is transformation – not just information.
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