We’ve Got a Proposal

Do two people walk hand in hand if they aren’t going to the same place?
Amos 3:3

Some years ago, while living in Los Angeles, we were walking along Santa Monica Beach when we couldn’t believe our eyes.

A man wearing a shiny suit of armor and riding a white horse was galloping along the shore until he spied his girlfriend who was sunbathing with a few girlfriends.

The rider hopped off his horse, knelt on one knee, and asked for her hand in marriage. People on the crowded beach erupted with applaus...