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The smaller something is, the closer you have to get in order to see it. That\u2019s why the best way to view the gifts God gives at Christmas is \u201cup close and personal.\u201d God acts in ways that seem small so we can get a good look at the big things he\u2019s doing. Today we see how the account of Jesus\u2019 birth gives us certainty about the Christian faith. The events at the heart of Christianity\u2014including Jesus\u2019 birth\u2014happened at real times and in real places. Because God\u2019s salvation was carried out by a real person and for real people, the careful record of that history can fill us with certainty that God\u2019s salvation is truly ours.