Merry Christmas, Mamas
How do you like the question: “Are you ready for Christmas?” I admire all the folks who can answer “Yes” before Christmas Eve. I am not one of those folks. Maybe one year . . . As a result of…
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Why Jesus Came
The highlight of our recent trip to Rugby was the Lessons and Carols program at Christ Episcopal Church, built in 1887 for the community. We waited patiently in a long line outside the church before being invited inside. This is…
Worship
As we drove home from Rugby last Saturday night, we passed through Jamestown, near where World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York grew up. This small Tennessee town serves as the county seat of Fentress County. To our delight,…
Little Town of Bethlehem
Ray and I recently enjoyed an evening in Granville, a tiny historic community in our county which I have written about many times before. We enjoyed a bit of shopping and a delicious meal and Christmas concert at Sutton General…
Come and Behold Him
Our older daughter wrote a series of ten easy Christmas devotions entitled “Come and Behold Him.” Ray and I plan to do these devotionals today through Friday and next week from Monday through Friday. It is a way to see…
Oh, Joyous Night
Last night was special in our little town of Gainesboro. In early November, the director of our local Chamber of Commerce asked me if I could pull together a live nativity for our first tree lighting on the courthouse square.…