The Christmas story is the most familiar we have, and far richer than we know. In this warm and searching devotional, Lucy Marfleet breaks the Nativity narratives of Matthew and Luke into fifteen scenes, each opening with a poem to place you in the moment, and follows them with thirty-six short devotions tracing the connections that run back through the whole of scripture. Zechariah and Elizabeth alongside Abraham and Sarah. Mary’s song alongside Hannah’s. The manger alongside the altar. Read one devotion a day from 1 December and you will arrive at the final reading just before Epiphany.

Blending poetry, scripture and gentle scholarship, The Big Story of Christmas invites you to see the familiar story with fresh eyes, and to find the ancient promises fulfilled in a baby born to ordinary people.

Lucy Marfleet is a writer whose irrepressible purpose is to listen closely to God to help build his kingdom, equipping Christians with biblical insight and practical solutions. She is a trained teacher and has also worked with young offenders, youth groups and those with additional needs. She is an engaging speaker and avid reader, never taking herself too seriously.