Frederick Schmidt

A week ago my sister-in-law, Lori, was in town with her husband, Steve. They were in Mount Juliet for a conference that kept them close to the event, and Steve was in a meeting, but we managed to squeeze in a quick visit with Lori. Both Lori and Steve are Episcopal priests – yes, the family is lousy with them – and in their retirement they are engaged in a ministry of spiritual direction.

2In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirin′i-us was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.