While we celebrate Christmas by welcoming Jesus, the Gospel's tell us that Jesus was, in fact, made to be unwelcome after his arrival. There was no room for him in the inn, and Herod wanted him dead; and yet God's Will to redeem His people through Jesus is not thwarted.

What we are willing to bring to Jesus reveals what we believe about Jesus. The story of the Wise Men and the gifts they bring to Jesus teaches us amazing truth about Jesus and what made these men so "wise."

While "So-and-so begat so-and-so" might be the most dreaded words when reading the Bible, there can be found incredibly good news in Jesus' family tree.

The birth of Jesus isn't the first thing mentioned in the story of Jesus by Luke. Instead, he gives us a picture of what preparing for the coming of Jesus looks like.

Jesus seeks to restore us to our God and Father - both those of us who have dishonored Him in rebellious disobedience, and also those of us who have dishonored Him in self-righteous religiosity.

Every time we lose something and seek to find it, we are reminded of the Good News that God seeks to save those that are lost.

Jesus illustrates the Good News of the coming of God's Kingdom by telling a story of another farmer, an adversary, a seed, some yeast, and a Loving Father who is King.

Jesus paints a picture of the Good News of the Kingdom He is bringing; and instead of illustrating it with military or political terms, he tells us about a Farmer planting seeds.