Religion

Pastor Phillips Brooks was in the Holy Land in 1865 on Christmas Eve. He rode a horse the short distance from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. As he approached the place where Jesus was born he heard the choir singing. Brooks was inspired to write a poem expressing how he felt to stand near the place of Jesus’ birth on earth. 

Christmas is a stressful time for many people. It may be the crushing grief because of the loss of a loved one, parties to plan, gifts to buy, and meals to cook. Any number of things can bring frustration in this season of the year.

Breakfast at B.R. Young Masonic Lodge

Volunteers at First Baptist Church Hodgenville collected 1,294 shoebox-filled gifts last week to distribute to children in other countries.