Christmas is a time for us to celebrate Immanuel: God with us. But this isn’t limited to a single event in history — because Jesus didn’t just make a one-time visit to Earth. The first Christmas also looks forward to that final day when he will come again and make all things new.

On today’s episode of the Great Stories podcast, Charles Morris returns to a Christmas special from 2018 where he spends time helping us visualize the full scope of the incarnation — God with us then, God with us now, and God with us in the time to come. He’ll also be joined by special guests Nancy Guthrie and Rosaria Butterfield to take discuss the the classic Christmas Carol Joy to the World, as well as the importance of hospitality at Christmastime.

As you prepare your heart to celebrate the Messiah this Christmas, it is our prayer that we all will take the time to meaningfully celebrate Christ’s birth while also looking forward to when Christmas comes again.

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More from Haven at Christmas

• Want more Christmas podcasts? Listen to Veiled in Flesh and Christmas in the Beginning for special episodes based on Old and New Testament Scriptures that treat you to the real reason for the season.
• Charles Morris recently sat down with Fernando Ortega to talk about his favorite Christmas songs. You can listen to that episode here.
• To help you get in the Christmas spirit, you can also read these inspiring blog posts about The Unwanted Christmas Tree and Silent Night: The Story Behind the WWI Christmas Truce.
• And as we approach the end of the year, find out how your partnership with Haven Ministries helps us tell the great story that’s all about Jesus when watch this video with Louise Farmer: “A Friend Like You.”

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Prayer is an essential part of every Christian’s life. It’s also a mysterious and intimidating practice for believers both young and old. What’s the problem? Nancy Guthrie says, “Praying to God is so simple a child can do it, but grown-ups often make it needlessly complicated. God wants an honest conversation.”

To help you get a better handle on what every Christian — both young and old — should know about prayer, Charles Morris invited Nancy Guthrie to join him for an insightful conversation on prayer. Even if you already have a healthy prayer life, this interview will help you gain a deeper understanding of what we are actually doing when we talk to God.

More from Nancy Guthrie

• To hear more about prayer and how it applies to believers both young and old, listen to this week’s 5-part series featuring portions of this podcast.
• Get a copy of Nancy’s book mentioned in this episode as our thanks for your gift to Haven Ministries.
• Read an article that Nancy wrote on 10 things you should know about Eden.
• Listen to last week’s episode of the Great Stories podcast to hear from Christians in both Russia and Ukraine, as their countries verge on the brink of war.

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