The Christmas Victory

Literature & Fiction

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Synopsis

This is a historical tiction novel which covers the years 1860 to 1909 and deals with the lives of H.W. Longfellow, his son, Charles and Mark Twain. What do the lives of Henry Wadsworth. Longfellow and Mark Twain have in common? The answer is that both of their lives contained terrible tragedies from which they eventually found real hope and spiritual meaning—at least in this novel. This book is about one little sermon and one, even littler poem, and how, fictionally, they may have influenced and given hope to, not only the author of the poem, Henry W. Longfellow, but also his son, Charles, and Mark Twain, whom Charles meets. Though suffering tragic losses, these all eventually find hope and spiritual fulfillment.

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I, was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on June 8, 1943 to a Christian family and accepted Jesus at an early age. In Jr. High School, I became interested in writing and drama. I wrote poems, articles and a few short stories, and plays. In college, I won second prize in a contest with a Biblical short story, which now forms part of my first novel, “Of Such Is The Kingdom, A novel of the Christ and the Roman Empire,” published in 2003. In 2010, I wrote the sequel, “Of Such Is the Kingdom, Part III, Power and Persecution, A Novel of the early Church and the Roman Empire.” I also wrote a Sci-fi novel, “Impossible Journey, A Tale of Times and Truth” and a non-fiction book, “Principles of the Kingdom." I graduated from Clearwater Christian College in 1970 with a B.A. degree in Bible-Literature, and from Biblical School of Theology in 1974 with a M. Div. Ordained in November, 1974, I served as assistant pastor/Bible teacher in several churches. I also served in a foreign-student ministry, where I met my wife, Berenice Carett from Venezuela. In 2014 I wrote an American historical novel, called "The Christmas Victory."

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George's Christmas attitude

Here is introduced another character (a minor but important one), George Applegate and we see his attitude toward Christmas.

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The Christmas Victory

George especially loved Christmas. It was the time when he felt especially generous. But he just didn't believe some of things the churches taught at that time – like God becoming a man. So he wasn't especially thrilled last December (1862), when his wife had insisted that he go to church to see the children perform in the annual Christmas pageant.

“But George, “she had pleaded, “It's their big moment. There won't be many more of them.”

She had finally succeeded in persuading him to attend the service. The children's pageant had been rather brief and thus only one part of the service. Then, after the choir had sung a carol, the preacher had preached a short, but to-the-point message about the incarnation.

On the way home the children had asked about the pageant:

“Did you like the pageant, Father?”

“It was alight.”

“How did I do?”

“Oh, you did fine, Suzie. And you too, Mary. You both did great.” But his heart had not been in it at all.

After the children were in bed, he had said to his wife: “I just can't buy that garbage. It just doesn't make any sense to me.”

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James Michael Becher

The Christmas Victory

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Author Biography

Author Insight

George's Christmas attitude

Here is introduced another character (a minor but important one), George Applegate and we see his attitude toward Christmas.

Book Excerpt

The Christmas Victory

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