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A Christmas Card Booklet

November 28, 2024 by Jim Brewer

There is still plenty of time to order a set of “While Shepherds Watched” and send them as special Christmas Card Gifts. Last year, I wrote a short story called “While Shepherds Watched” and published a few booklets last year. It is a story about a young shepherd boy and his experience on Christmas Eve as he kept watch over his flocks by night. We sold all the booklets quickly at … [Read more...]

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A Christmas Card Booklet

November 21, 2024 by Jim Brewer

I wrote a short story called “While Shepherds Watched” and published a few booklets last year. It is a story about a young shepherd boy and his experience on Christmas Eve as he kept watch over his flocks by night. We sold all the booklets quickly at $10 each. In the publishing business, the more you print, the less expensive they are, so this year I printed a bunch and got the price down to $5 … [Read more...]

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While Shepherds Watched

November 30, 2023 by Jim Brewer

People are actually buying the book I wrote and had published. “While Shepherds Watched” is a short story describing how I think things might have been among the shepherds keeping watch in the fields outside Bethlehem on the first Christmas Eve. It turns out that the little book fits perfectly in a 6 x 9 envelope and would make a very special Christmas Card. The books are available at … [Read more...]

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While Shepherds Watched

November 23, 2023 by Jim Brewer

Well, I’ve published a book. A booklet, actually, called “While Shepherds Watched”. It’s a short story about a young shepherd boy named Amos who was among those keeping watch in the fields on that first Christmas night. Several had suggested that I turn this story I had written several years back into book form. They said it would make a great Christmas gift for friends, neighbors … [Read more...]

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Born This Day

December 23, 2021 by Jim Brewer

  (The final in a 4-part short story, While Shepherds Watched)   Amos was now alone, a sole shepherd guarding the sheep, as the others departed hastily towards Bethlehem in search of the newborn King. The Angels had come and gone, leaving the shepherds with amazement and joy. The Messiah, promised from the beginning of time, had been born that night in Bethlehem. But someone had … [Read more...]

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While Shepherds Watched, Part III

December 15, 2021 by Jim Brewer

The Glory of the Lord   Amos, a young shepherd from Judaea was guarding the gate of the sheepfold while his father, Benjamin, and Shimron, his uncle, were asleep. The three shepherds had 98 sheep in their flock, intended to be sold as sacrificial lambs to the worshippers in the temple in Jerusalem at Passover. There were two other smaller flocks in the fold with their shepherds nearby. … [Read more...]

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While Shepherds Watched, Part II

December 9, 2021 by Jim Brewer

  Tending Special Sheep   Amos, his father Benjamin, and his uncle Shimron had just finished driving their sheep herd some ten miles to the outskirts of Bethlehem. Two other groups of shepherds were using the same ancient fold erected from stones as the shepherds settled into their open quarters that cold, clear winter night. Amos, a young man of 14, had placed his bedding at … [Read more...]

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While Shepherd’s Watched

December 2, 2021 by Jim Brewer

    Following is a 4-part short story I wrote a few years back. It’s my attempt to describe how that first Christmas might have been. We will print a chapter each week. Feel free to reprint or use as you choose.     Seeking Pasture Near Bethlehem   The sheep had gone easily into the fold that evening. Young Amos was pleased that he had not been called … [Read more...]

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An Amazing Catch

June 30, 2021 by Jim Brewer

(This is the final chapter in a 5-part short story, "Let Down Your Nets", by Jim Brewer) Nighttime was always best for catching briny, the larger fish, as they could not see the nets so easily in the dark waters. They would enter, then be trapped in the trammel nets. A nice catch this evening would cap off what had been a productive week. But time and again, Simon and Nathan and the other boats … [Read more...]

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The Fever is Gone

June 24, 2021 by Jim Brewer

  (This is the 4th of a 5-part short story by Jim Brewer, “Let Down Your Nets.”   The water was boiling with fish in the surface, vast schools of sardines, Simon cast his net to one side and Nathan to the other. Each hauled in a seine filled with the small, silvery fish. The other boat with Abner and Boaz was having the same luck. Within an hour, both boats had filled their … [Read more...]

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