Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for listening to this podcast! In this special episode, Dave Lester gives a Christmas reflection while drawing back to the account of the first Christmas and what that can mean for us today.

Sources used for this episode:

*The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey

*"God’s power or human violence: The meaning of the virgin birth" by Dr. Esau McCaulley. In Religion News Service. https://religionnews.com/2022/12/21/gods-power-or-violence-the-meaning-of-the-virgin-birth/

*"The Nativity and Mission of Jesus" by Shelli M Poe. In Women in Theology. https://womenintheology.org/2020/12/13/the-nativity-and-mission-of-jesus/

*Mere Christianity by CS Lewis

*Follow Munther Isaac on X/Twitter: @muntherisaac

*Follow Shane Claiborne on X/Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne

Opening Music: Struttin With Some Barbeque by Louis Armstrong