Random Thoughts by Jon W. Baker
Friday, December 21, 2012
Three Wise Men-From Texas
Three Wise Men-From Texas
In a small southern town in
Texas there was a nativity scene that showed great skill and talent had gone
into creating it. One small feature stood out. The three wise men were wearing
firemen’s helmets. Totally unable to come up with a reason or explanation, a
visitor decided to ask a local what it meant.
The visitor assured her that
he did, but simply couldn’t recall anything about firemen in the Bible. She
jerked her Bible from behind the counter and ruffled through some pages, and
finally jabbed her finger at a passage. Sticking it in his face she said, ‘See,
it says right here, “The three wise man came from afar.”’
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A Christmas Tradition Comes to Pass
A Christmas Tradition Comes to Pass
Santa was very cross. It
was Christmas Eve and nothing was going right. The elves were complaining about
not getting paid overtime. The reindeer had been drinking all afternoon and the
sleigh was broken. Santa was furious.
‘I can’t believe it!’ he
yells. ‘I’ve got to deliver millions of presents all over the world in just a
few hours – all of my reindeer are drunk, the elves are on strike and I don’t
even have a Christmas tree! I sent that stupid little angel out to find one
hours ago! What am I going to do?’
Just then, the little
angel opens the front door and steps in from the snowy night, dragging a
Christmas tree. ‘Oi fatty!’ he says. ‘Where d’you want me to stick this?’
And thus the tradition
of Angels atop the Christmas trees came to pass.
