The Christian Journal - December 2007

Jesus’ Birthday Cake by Patti Iverson See Page 6 The Land Of Hope Before She Died. . . She Tugged My BeardBy Roger Alan Fishman Jeremy Camp & Toby Mac Concert See Page 16 We Each have an Epic Tale See Page 11 My mother-in-law was one of the toughest nuts... More

Jesus’ Birthday Cake by Patti Iverson See Page 6 The Land Of Hope Before She Died. . . She Tugged My BeardBy Roger Alan Fishman Jeremy Camp & Toby Mac Concert See Page 16 We Each have an Epic Tale See Page 11 My mother-in-law was one of the toughest nuts I’ve ever had to crack. From the beginning, she “knew” I was a disingenuous, advantage-taking, parasite. She did not like me, my background, vocation, heart or mind. She had it all figured out and no one was going to change her mind; her daughter had finally met the biggest loser in the world. And besides, I had a beard! From the very beginning I knew that I had my hands full. She was tyrannical, relentless, bitter, cynical and downright mean. They say when you marry a woman; you are marrying your wife’s mother also. Now that was a scary thought. But deep inside I knew that if this woman was capable of love--- she would grow to love me, no matter how long it took. For many years, we would travel about 1,200 miles to spend a co Less