The problem with an often-told story is trying to hear it the way it originally unfolded and affected people. The Christmas story is a prime example . . . familiar to us and (yawn, ho-hum) . . . predictable. But the events surrounding the birth of Jesus were anything but expected! So much so that most of the Jewish people who were eagerly waiting for their Messiah totally missed His arrival!
Insight for Living offers a number of resources—including audio messages, a radio theater production, a beautiful picture book, and more—that help you see the Christmas story from a fresh, new angle. See this wondrous event through the eyes of the ordinary, everyday people whom God chose to involve. You’ll come away with a better understanding of the original meaning behind it all and with a heart bursting with gratitude for the incarnation of the Son of God.
“An Invitation to Touch the Skin of Infinite God”
by Charles R. Swindoll
Chuck Swindoll draws us to the wonder of the birth of Christ, the very Son of God, who chose to enter our world as a normal, human baby of humble means. What was God’s plan behind this bewildering and understated event? Why was it necessary? Read this article to find answers to these life-altering questions.
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December 1, 2009
In this short video, Chuck Swindoll marvels at the message the shepherds heard—a message which will never be heard again in the same way.
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A Promise Kept: A Pictorial Journey of the Coming of Christ
by Chuck Swindoll and Insight for Living
softcover book
Journey back to this familiar scene, and observe it through new eyes with the help of Chuck Swindoll and Insight for Living. Stir your imagination with 25 devotionals, inspiring photographs—some depicting the actual places where the events occurred—and interesting insights about life and culture in Bible times.
This book makes a fabulous gift to give to family and friends in celebration of the season.
72-page softcover book, available only from Insight for Living
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Jesus: When God Became a Man
study guide
“Nothing is impossible with God!”
This is the message the angel Gabriel gave to a teenage girl who had just learned that she would conceive and give birth to the Son of God. If Gabriel’s proclamation of God’s power was true 2,000 years ago, when God put on human flesh, then it is true today.
64-page softcover study guide
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A Bethlehem Christmas (radio theater production)
CD
Has the Christmas story become too familiar? Insight for Living has developed Charles R. Swindoll’s book A Bethlehem Christmas: Celebrating the Joyful Season into a captivating radio theater production. This moving presentation is fully dramatized in an audio format that includes riveting performances, vivid sound effects, and a magnificent musical score. Let the familiar story come to life!
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