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...

Is there room in your INN?

      Is there room in your INN is a four-installment about the birth of Christ. As you read it, allow your mind to wander to the tiny village called Nazareth. Let it image a young pregnant woman and her husband as they journey into the unknown and...