THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR OF GRACE TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN. The greatest miracle associated with the birth of Jesus, I suspect, is not the conception of a child in Mary's virgin womb. No, the greatest miracle in this story is the incomprehensible accomplishment that Christians call the Incarnation--a bona fide reality driving all that happens later and making it all possible. But does it really matter that in Mary's baby Jesus, the Son of God became a man? Indeed it does, and to answer this question is to discover the true significance of Christmas. Except for … [Read more...]