Merry Christmas Eve, Mamas The shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem were doing what shepherds do, protecting the sheep in their care. On this particular night they were staying out in the fields with them. As far as we know,…
As history writers, Ray and I enjoy looking back at the past, including our own. On Tuesday we made a video in which we reminisced about happy Christmas memories from our childhood. Yesterday our videographer added some photos and a…
Happy Wednesday before Christmas! It’s a day for me to be embarrassed by that half-baked blog post that went out by email this morning. The reason it looked half-baked is because it was. It wasn’t supposed to go out at…
First, I want to thank Joanie and Cathy for identifying this painting. While writing “We Don’t Need to Be Afraid” for yesterday, I found other incidents in the gospels when people heard the same comforting words that the shepherds heard:…
Early in December, a blog reader wrote to me about a special moment in A Charlie Brown Christmas. Last night, when Ray suggested that we watch the show, I watched for that special moment. I saw it for myself, but…
World War I ended at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918. On Christmas Eve, 1918, King’s College of Cambridge University in Cambridge, England, held a concert entitled, A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Its purpose was to offer comfort…
