Meeting the Christ of Christmas: A Poet's View of the Nativity

These collected poems reflect an unwavering faith in the mystery of the incarnation - the unchanging humanity and divinity of Jesus. Contrary to most Christmas narratives with the beautiful nativity scenes, the birth of a baby is a bloody mess. Jesus' birth was no exception. The baby of Christmas is a human being that stepped into the most unlikely place at a most unlikely time. Jesus' birth took place in unsanitary conditions and resulted in a refugee flight to Egypt while a self-absorbed ...