We hate to admit it, but after years of reading the same Luke 2 story of Christmas, we get a little bored—we lose some of the awe we ought to have when discussing the greatest miracle in history. That’s why we need to take a fresh look at the Christmas story by getting to know the minor characters that played a part in Jesus’ birth, such as Zechariah and Elizabeth, the Shepherds, and Herod.

As you slow down, engage your imagination, and enter into the stories of these women and men, you'll see the most important character—Jesus Christ—with new eyes. Break free from the familiar, and discover something you never knew about the story you've always heard.

Helping us do that is our friend Daniel Darling. We love his book, The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus.

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