These words are dedicated to the memory of my friend, the late Otis Brumby, Jr., publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal, who encouraged me to run this column each Christmas season. It is also dedicated to those who believe. I wish I had witnessed the birth of the baby Jesus in that humble setting in a lowly manger. Was it really as cold that night as it is sometimes depicted … [Read more...] about December 22, 2014: I Wish I Had Been There. In Bethlehem
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Dec. 14, 2009: I Wish I Had Been There. In Bethlehem.
I WISH I HAD BEEN THERE. IN BETHLEHEM. I wish I had been there. In Bethlehem. I wish I had witnessed the birth of the baby Jesus in that humble setting in a lowly manger. Was it really as cold that night as it is sometimes depicted on our Christmas cards or was it a cool and comfortable evening as it is predicted to be this year in Bethlehem? I wish I could have seen … [Read more...] about Dec. 14, 2009: I Wish I Had Been There. In Bethlehem.