He came out of nowhere. We were keeping watch over our herds, making sure that no sheep were missing and that nothing got to them. All kinds of things lurk in the night, wild cat, wolves, and bandits, unseen dangers as the sheep walked about in the dark. It’s our job to protect them. Every … Continue reading Christmas in Their Shoes: the Shepherds
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
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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
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A Final Good-bye
It was the last day of summer program for the interns. What had begun only two months before with training followed by teaching third graders over the summer. The final program was over and we, the interns were cleaning up and setting up the classrooms for the school year, knowing that in just 24 hours … Continue reading A Final Good-bye
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With a Dash of some Famous Last Words
Okay throughout history there have been some pretty interesting quotes of people's last words before they died. One such is by Gen. John Sedgwick during the US Civil War who is quoted to say They [the confederates] couldn't hit an elephant from this dist... He was shot before he could finish the sentence. Others include … Continue reading With a Dash of some Famous Last Words
A Path of Living Stones 