Hidden Christmas by Timothy Keller
HIDDEN CHRISTMAS by Timothy Keller If you are looking for an advent book that is different than the normal this is it. Timothy looks beyond the traditional story to the background, to the hope and offer of salvation within Jesus' birth. In doing so we can experience the redeeming power of God's grace in a new and meaningful way. What is Christmas really all about? Do you feel like me that increasingly the real meaning is being pushed out? Timothy Keller in his introduction of the book Hidden Christmas outlines 3 aspects that people focus on which have helped remind me of some of the aspects of Christmas that have deeper meaning ... The emphasis on light in darkness comes from the Christian belief that the world's good comes from outside of it. The giving of gifts is a natural response to Jesus' stupendous act of self-giving when he laid aside his glory and was born into the human race. The concern for the needy recalls that the Son of God was born not into an aristoc...