• Bethlehem Revisited

    Third Phase: “Swihart Annual Christmas Pageant”

    A  terrible commotion was coming from behind the cabin. Our guide, Dr. Paddock, the Old Testament prof at Manhattan Christian College, had led our group down the small knoll, the journey lit only by the guide’s lantern.   We had approached a small cabin, the staged home of Mary and Joseph.   Through the window, we could discern a couple sitting at the table, apparently enjoying their evening meal. Immediately the source of the commotion became clear, as out of the darkness a white horse appeared, running full speed toward the onlookers. Wide-eyed the group gasped in unison.  Before charging the onlookers head-on, the wild steed took a sharp left and disappeared…

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