Expect to be surprised this Christmas.

Published: Dec. 20, 2015, 10 a.m.

While the world around us becomes obsessed with what's "in stores,” the Christian Church turns its attention to what God has "in store" for the world and its people. By revealing to us everything about the future that he wants us to know, God also helps us get ready for what he has planned. This week we reach the end of our Advent preparation and get ready to see what God gives us at Christmas. Through ancient prophecy, angelic announcement, and apostolic witness, God "unwraps" the gift he's prepared. His gift to us at Christmas is none other than his own eternal Son, wrapped in human flesh for us.