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"One by one, from field and forest, the animals make their way to a barn. The cow has sweet-smelling hay to offer the baby. The bluebird has the gift of song. And a lamb has soft, cozy wool. But the shy little fox has nothing to offer...or so he thinks"--Amazon.com.

An award-winning USA Today columnist makes the case for how a Jesus freed from religion and politics meets the need for meaning and purpose in secular America.

In this Christmas story, a mouse is invited by an angel and a fox to make the journey to Bethlehem and be blessed by the Christ Child.

Rebecca, a young girl living in Nazareth, accompanies a small donkey searching for his mother to a stable in Bethlehem where they both witness a special event.

While looking for Kivsa, his lame sheep, Benjamin misses the wonderous announcement that the angels make to the other shepherds near Bethlehem, but it is Kivsa who leads him to the newborn king.

Presents the story of Jesus and Christmas and encourages readers to learn the spiritual meaning of holiday gift-giving.

Just after Cassie Arroyo found the Spear of Destiny in Rome, it was stolen from her, so now she and her friend Asher must recover it--but when she used the Spear before, she set the world down a dangerous path, and if she recovers it she will have to decide whether to risk using it again.

Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation in 2012 with a passionate, provocative poem titled ?Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus.? The 4-minute video literally became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). The message blew up on social-media, triggering an avalanche of responses running the gamut from encouraged to enraged. In Jesus > Religion, Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the poem?highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair and hope. With refreshing candor he delves into the motivation behind his message, beginning with the unvarnished tale of his own plunge from the pinnacle of a works-based, fake-smile existence that sapped his strength and led him down a path of destructive behavior.

"The account of Jesus' birth, familiar to children around the world, is powerfully retold here. Giotto's unsurpassed fresco cycle of the Nativity brings the story to vibrant life, while Geraldine Elschner's thoughtful text engages readers young and old"--Amazon.com.

Not the lamb or the goat or the mule or the dove was born on the first Christmas long ago, but a special child was.