Rescuing Christmas

Here is a clear, brief guide to how to have a Christmas that is filled with real comfort and joy. | Christmas is ultimately about the Son of God of God coming to rescue his people from their sins and establish his glorious kingdom. Regrettably, even many Christians fail to reflect on this truth during the Christmas season. Rescuing Christmas is a concise, compelling, and faithful explanation of the meaning of Christ’s birth. This enormously versatile book is a resource for evangelism, discipleship, and personal devotion that should be in every Christian’s library. | If you want to make this Christmas truly full of joy, you’ll want to read this captivating book! | The pages of this book read quickly, but they light up a joy that lasts. If you wish you could just get through Christmas (or the day after), read this book. It doesn't just try to cheer us up and help us survive the holidays. Carl Laferton would point us to the one who came to give life that can't be taken away. | This fresh retelling of the "three kings" will surprise, inform and engage you. Let it draw you to the original Christmas gift. | Christmas is a unique opportunity to sing and share the gospel with people, because it is the time of year when people think about their lives. Rescuing Christmas is a wonderful way to do that—a fascinating book by a great writer. Pastors, buy this book to give away to your congregation and to your community. | For those of us, who in a corner of our hearts, retain a child-like joy at the prospect of Christmas, this book unpacks that joy's permanent source. It's all about understanding what the gold, frankincense and myrrh really mean. Do you? If not, read on and rejoice. | Carl is Publisher and Co-CEO at The Good Book Company and is a member of Life Church Hackbridge in south London. He is the bestselling author of The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross and God's Big Promises Bible Storybook, and also serves as Series Editor of the God's Word For You series. Before joining TGBC, he worked as a journalist and then as a teacher, and pastored a congregation in Hull. Carl is married to Lizzie, and they have two children. He studied history at Oxford University.