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CHRISTMAS FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE
Take a look atChristmas from alternative angles. Using an approachsimilar to his other BackSide books, Kalas crafts new insights into the scripturesof the Christmas story by looking at them from the back side ...taking unique starting points...creative re-telling from differentviews...examining the story through new lenses ...or looking through the eyes of anot-so-familiar character.
Booksession titles include:
The Scandal of Christmas - Genesis 3:1-10 Three Votesfor an Early Christmas - Isaiah 9:2-7; Micah 5:2-5a; Job 9:25-33Christmas Comes to a Back Fence - Luke 1:39-45Celebrating Chrsitmas in a Hotel - Luke 2:1-7 How theGovernment Helped the First Christmas Happen - Luke 2:1-7; Matthew 2:1-8Christmas and the Impossible Dream - Matthew 2:1-12Christmas Comes to a Church - Luke 2:22-32
Synopsis
Popular and beloved author J. Ellsworth Kalas presents new insight into the biblical story of Christmas. Kalas approaches the season through the -back side---through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new -lens, - or the eyes of a minor character.
Kalas's creative approach both clarifies basic teachings and introduces new possibilities of meaning, even for those who are most familiar with the Christmas story. Enriched with contemporary illustrations and personal experiences, this volume will provide new perspectives.