I will always remember that night. The night I swore if I heard another knock on the door I was going to kill someone. We were packed beyond capacity. Every nook and cranny had someone in it to the point that I could not see the floor. The people just kept coming; you would think … Continue reading Christmas in Their Shoes: The Innkeeper
Christmas in Their Shoes: Joseph
When Mary first returned from visiting Elizabeth, it was hard not to notice that something was different. For one there was a bulge at her midsection. Then there was her story that she had been visited by an angel from Yahweh and that what obviously was a child had been conceived by the Spirit of … Continue reading Christmas in Their Shoes: Joseph
Christmas in Their Shoes: Mary
If you told me a few years ago that I would be living in Egypt fleeing for my son’s life, I would have thought you were telling a crazy story about someone else. In fact, if you had told me any of what has happened I would have thought you were nuts. It all started … Continue reading Christmas in Their Shoes: Mary
Christmas in Their Shoes: Zechariah
After hours of waiting I finally heard the shrill sound of my first born baby’s cry fill the room. I could hear voices saying “It’s a boy!” and “What will he be named?” Then the sound of shock and confusion as my wife, Elizabeth, states that the boy’s name is to be John. I enter … Continue reading Christmas in Their Shoes: Zechariah
A Once Disliked Hynm
My senior year in High School, my band director made the decision to follow her husband's job offering in another state and thus would no longer be able to teach at our school. The unfortunate timing set her departure right before Christmas break. Thus the Christmas concert would be her last in our small town. … Continue reading A Once Disliked Hynm
