The Characters of Christmas Quotes

“The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” (Gen. 3:14-15)”
― Daniel Darling, The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus

“all the Christmas feels. Maybe you are lonely and discouraged. Perhaps you’ve been rejected. But know this: if you are in Christ, God leveraged the entire universe to shout to you His message of love and drew you to Himself.”
― Daniel Darling, The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus

“The presence of these men from the East—outsiders, Gentiles—is a confirmation of God’s promise to send a Messiah who would not only be the King of the Jews, but a Messiah for the nations. Jesus’ kingdom is a kingdom not just for insiders, but for outsiders. In fact, many insiders—those who were closest to Jesus—were most resistant to His message. And so it often is today. Those who are most “churched” are often those who are so blinded by self-righteousness they cannot see—we cannot see—the gospel.”
― Daniel Darling, The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus

“This wasn’t a big deal among most of the world, but it was a big deal in heaven.”
― Daniel Darling, The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus

“Christmas is a powerful reminder that what is important in heaven is often unimportant on earth.”
― Daniel Darling, The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus

“Then, as now, there is a temptation to use prosperity as a measuring stick of devotion, as if God is a cosmic scorekeeper, dispensing favors based on faith...In a broken world, very bad things often happen to very good people. Job was faithful. Zechariah and Elizabeth were faithful. And yet God allowed them to suffer for their good and His glory.”
― Daniel Darling, The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus

“The Christmas story reminds us that God moves in and among those whom society most often leaves behind, that the thread of redemption woven throughout Scripture winds its way through a lot of small towns and seemingly little lives.”
― Daniel Darling, The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus

“The good news for Christmas caroler and Christmas cranks (and everyone in between) is that Jesus came to bring joy to ordinary people like you and me.”
― Daniel Darling, The Characters of Christmas: The Unlikely People Caught Up in the Story of Jesus