1.0Shoved to Themhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/rebeccafrechRebecca Frechhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/rebeccafrech/author/rfrechThe Silence of Zechariahrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TrtcOymk3v"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rebeccafrech/2015/12/the-silence-of-zechariah.html">The Silence of Zechariah</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rebeccafrech/2015/12/the-silence-of-zechariah.html/embed#?secret=TrtcOymk3v" width="600" height="338" title="“The Silence of Zechariah” — Shoved to Them" data-secret="TrtcOymk3v" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I often feel like we miss out on the story of Zechariah in our rush to get to the birth of Christ. He was an important figure in the community in which hehttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Simeon_with_the_Infant_Jesus_Brandl_after_1725_National_Gallery_Prague.jpg