WEMH #29 Lessons from Rome, Lew Wallace and Ben Hur

If you want me to keep you a little bit of company while you're wrapping presents or cleaning the oven, Podcast #29 is ready to go. In today's podcast, I share how Lew Wallace came to write Ben-Hur and the effect it had on him. Here's a picture of him writing the book under his favorite birch tree at home in Indiana.

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The First Christmas from Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace

Ben-Hur (the movie)

Although little kids won't follow the story line, my parents took me when I was a little girl and the images made such a lasting impression on me.  It's rated G.

Lew Wallace's home and museum, including his 'pleasure-house for the soul'

My Gift     by Christina G. Rossetti

What can I give Him
Poor as I am,
If were a shepherd,
I would give Him a lamb.
I I were a wise man,
I would do my part.
But what can I give Him?
I will give Him my heart.

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