2024: There is hope

As the waning hours 2023 tick away, I am reminded why I like this time of year. It gives me hope—hope of something better.   I have read numerous articles highlighting people’s opinions of 2023. The majority of them are glad it is over. Many are saying that 2023...

Oh, night that Christ was born

    Photo by Nick Fewing Unsplash   The song is titled O Holy Night and was written as a French poem in 1843.   It has played (at least parts of it) in my mind for a few weeks.   As I wondered why this Christmas song had been bouncing around...

No room in the Inn

  It was late in the afternoon when Joseph and Mary entered the bustling town of Bethlehem. The evening sun was sinking fast and the shadowy images of evening began dancing around the buildings.   Joseph hurried along to the hostel in hopes of finding a...

The journey

                                                              Photo by florian-giorgio-Unsplash   Usually, the approximately 90-mile trip would take about five days. The roads were easy enough to travel without any steep climbs or descents.   However, this...

The summons

                                                                     Photo by Getty Images   The news had not reached Nazareth. Joseph only heard of it because he was delivering furniture to the nearby town of Tzippori.   He pushed his donkey as hard as he...