The Bible says simply, “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). I like to imagine the principal people involved in how the Lord Jesus came to be born in a stable, […]
Dec 23, 2019
Did the Innkeeper Ever Know?
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I like to think about the people in the stable the night the Lord Jesus was born. Did the innkeeper feel a twinge of sympathy as Joseph asked for lodging and was told there was no room for them? Did he ever, in future years, realize he had assigned the King of Kings to a […]
Dec 8, 2017
Buz, the Hill Country Fox
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A few years ago, I wrote a children’s imaginary tale about a fox and how the birth of Christ changed him. I meant to illustrate the story and bind it into two small books: one for my grandchildren and one for the grandchildren of a dear friend. Somehow, even though I finished it, it was […]
Jun 21, 2017
The Earthquakes in Arkansas Last Sunday
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Did you know that Arkansas experienced a series of earthquakes last Sunday? Evidently, we did. I didn’t feel any of them but a lot of people did. What caused this shaking of the ground we walk on? One article said to blame it on Bull Shoals Lake. It has risen forty-two feet since the first […]
