Beyond The Manger

Beyond the Manger

A Christmas Devotional

Through prayerful and imaginative stories, this Christmas devotional will help you enter into Christmas Time with fresh eyes and an open heart. It contains familiar stories from the Christmas season told in a new and engaging way. You will hear the imagined voices of well-known Christmas characters, including Mary and Joseph, the innkeeper, one of the Magi, and the voices of others who might have been present at the miraculous event of Jesus' birth or met him later in life.

Each story invites you to encounter the transformative power of Christ’s presence, moving you beyond the manger and the familiar stories of Christmas Time into a spiritual oasis amid the hustle and bustle of the season. Starting on Christmas Day and lasting through the first weeks of January, this devotional encourages you to open your heart and mind in holy, prayerful imagination and let the Holy Spirit lead you to new encounters with Jesus.

This devotional can be used by individuals, in small faith-sharing groups, with teens, and with families with younger children.