01965cam a2200289 i 4500 913323803 TxAuBib 20230802120000.0 151122s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780849947599 hardcover 0849947596 hardcover (OCoLC)930257030 TxAuBib rda LUCADO, MAX, author. Because of Bethlehem : love is born, hope is here / Max Lucado. Love is born, hope is here. Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, [2016] x, 198 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Let the sleigh bells ring. Let the carolers sing. The more mistletoe the merrier. The more trees the better. I love Christmas. I love it because somewhere someone will ask the Christmas questions: What's the big deal about the baby in the manger? Who was he? What does his birth have to do with me? And I love the answers I've found. Like this one: God knows what it's like to be a human. When we talk to him about deadlines or long lines or tough times, he understands. He's been there. He's been here. Because of Bethlehem, we have a friend in heaven. And this one: Christmas begins what Easter celebrates. The child in the cradle became the King on the cross. Because of Bethlehem, we have a Savior in heaven. These are the heart-shaping promises of Christmas, Long after the holiday guests have left and the carolers have gone home and the lights have come down, these promises endure. Let's turn on the lamp, curl up in a comfortable spot, and look into the odd, wonderful story of Bethlehem. May you find in it what I have found: a lifetime of hope. Book jacket. 20230802. Christmas. Christian life.