People of the Nativity: Living the Christmas Story Then and Now

Product Description

In this enthralling prequel to Being the Body of Christ, Marci Alborghetti again places us at the center of the scripture story. Here we meet the people of the original Advent. We share Anna s bewilderment upon hearing her daughter will bear a Son. We feel Joseph s anguish as he sees a pregnant Mary for the first time. We ride on camelback with wise but uncertain Balthasar, seeking answers in a star. We witness Herod s thunderous rage and malevolent silence as he forms a murderous scheme.
These and other scripture figures become powerfully and often triumphantly real as they respond to God s plan. Each chapter includes thoughtful questions, prayers, and suggested actions that resonate with our own experiences.
Told with imagination and verve and yet always faithful to the Scripture, this brilliant narrative captivates from the start, as we recognize something of ourselves in each story.

About the Author

Marci Alborghetti is the author of numerous books, including Being the Body of Christ: What the People of the Passion teach us about Jesus today, also from Twenty-Third Publications. Her novel, The Christmas Glass, has been published in the U.S. and internationally. She and her husband, Charlie Duffy, are blessed to divide their time between their home in Connecticut and the San Francisco Bay area.