The Gifts of Christmas
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem . . . and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them…
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem . . . and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them…
Christmas Belles by Winslow Homer, published in Harper’s Weekly, January 2, 1869, courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian. Though few of us have…
Probably everyone who loves Christmas also loves Christmas music. Another of our favorite Christmas traditions is attending the annual Christmas concert of the Cookeville Community Band. We enjoyed doing this very much on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. High school students,…
During the month of December, I plan to share thoughts about Jesus coming into the world and also some stories about the origin of Christmas traditions around the world. Ray and I and our family enjoy many Christmas traditions. On…
Ray and I have had sweet memories of his daddy recently. Ray was able to reconnect a few days ago with John Vaughan, the minister who baptized Ray in 1971. Brother Vaughan and Ray’s daddy later became good friends. When…
In 1972 I had a once in a lifetime opportunity. During June 1972, I served as an intern in the office of U.S. Representative Joe L. Evins, a congressman from Tennessee. At the time, I was a student at Cumberland…