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Because of Bethlehem

by Max Lucado

Because of Bethlehem

by Max Lucado

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Because of Bethlehem

Love is Born, Hope is Here

When Christ was born, so was our hope.

A remarkable gift can arrive in an unremarkable package. One did in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago. No one expected God to come the way he did. Yet the way he came was every bit as important as the coming itself.

If you could use some true Christmas this Christmas, join Max Lucado as he unpacks the enduring promises of Christmas and discovers a lifetime of hope because of one baby born in Bethlehem.


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Christmas Stories

Heartwarming Classics of Angels, a Manger, and the Birth of Hope

Experience the true meaning of Christmas with this giftable volume of Christmas stories from beloved storyteller Max Lucado.

These stories—like your favorite Christmas ornaments—come in various shapes and sizes. They unfold in settings from ancient Bethlehem to rural England. From a small Texas town to the heavenly realms. Others imagine Christmas through the eyes of a burned-out candle maker and a lonely businessman.

Discover the heavenly battle between angels and demons preceding Christ’s birth. Walk in Joseph’s shoes as he ponders the miracle before him. Travel to a modern-day nativity scene where the baby Jesus is missing. You'll be awed anew at God’s gift to us with this beloved collection of yuletide tales.

“In the mystery of Christmas,” Max writes, “we find its majesty. The mystery of how God became flesh, why he chose to come, and how much he must love his people. Such mysteries can never be solved, just as love can never be diagrammed. Christmas is best pondered, not with logic, but imagination.”

In the midst of the bustle and hurry that often distracts us this time of year, these stories free us to explore the ways in which Christ’s coming has forever changed history—and us.

In the Manger

25 Inspiration Selection for Advent

Do you desire to take long looks at Jesus? You can see the world standing tall, but to witness the Savior, you have to get on your knees.

At the birth of Jesus while the theologians were sleeping, the elite were dreaming, and the successful were snoring, the meek were kneeling before the One only the meek will see. They were kneeling in front of Jesus.

Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado invites readers to witness the birth of Christ as they've never seen it before, through twenty-five inspirational selections from his most popular books. Selections are taken from 3:16, God Came Near, The Applause of Heaven, and more.

While reading In the Manger you will stand in awe that:

• The Author would enter his own story.
• The Word would become flesh.
• The Creator would become creation.

Join Mary and Joseph inside a stable, beside a shepherd, at the feet of the King in the manger.