• Under The Fruiting Tree: Chapter 14

    Under The Fruiting Tree: Chapter 14

    Rodney looked at his wife with her tear soaked face.  He breathed deeply, taking her hands as he sat down next to her on the bench. Read more

  • Under the Fruiting Tree: Chapter 13

    Under the Fruiting Tree: Chapter 13

    The night was quiet in the valley, the moon shone on the lovers parting from their old life, readying itself to give way to the sun for another day. Read more

  • Under The Fruiting Tree: Chapter 12

    Under The Fruiting Tree: Chapter 12

    “I wasn’t sure you would come, or make it for that matter,” he said, relief visible upon his worn face.  He struggled to smile in his exhaustion.  Both body and soul were heavy, wearied by the world they found themselves in. Read more

  • Under The Fruiting Tree: Chapter 11

    Under The Fruiting Tree: Chapter 11

    Chapter 9Table of Contents A little girl in a white dress and bonnet was playing under the fruited tree.  A gentle breeze provided a pleasant cooling wind giving the day a pleasant warmth.  The sun was up high in the sky as the church was emptying out.  The hillside leading up to the church building… Read more

  • Under the Fruiting Tree: Chapter 10

    Under the Fruiting Tree: Chapter 10

    The cold air nipped at her face making the sting of her sorrowful tears all the harsher.  The mood within his words was obvious.  The gray clouds hid the sun.  The fields were white with snow.  It was a dreary, cold, biting day.  Read more

  • The Threat of the Nativity

    The Threat of the Nativity

    Herod’s fear one can understand. He is an Edomite who was made king by the Roman occupiers. Herod is not in the line of David. He is not even in the line of the Hasmoneans who had liberated Israel against the Seleucids. But why would Jerusalem be afraid if their messiah had been born, ready… Read more