Summary: Every year in our culture and in our homes, the season of Christmas kindles a warm-hearted expectation of family together. For some, this expectation finds sweet fulfillment in the travels and traditions of December. Others find that the expectation of togetherness only sharpens a sense of loneliness or loss.<br> Behind these met and unmet expectations, however, is the truth that Christmas marks the definitive moment of “God with us” (Matt. 1:23). But until Joseph could see the work of God’s Spirit, “God with us” nearly meant the tearing apart of a family before it even had the chance to begin.<br> And so, from the beginning, the arrival of the Christmas season has blended dilemma and doxology, crisis and Christ. What, then, is the key? Knowing where to look.<br> DOWNLOADS<br>
