Kelley Nikondeha joins the Coffee Break to share insights from her life and her book, The First Advent in Palestine. In this moving conversation, we strip away the sentimental layers of the Christmas story to rediscover a narrative rooted in political upheaval, economic hardship, and the resilience of ordinary people. Kelley discusses how the themes of displacement, hospitality, and "defiant hope" from the ancient world speak directly to our modern efforts to build flourishing parishes. We explore what it means to practice a faith that doesn't look away from suffering, but instead finds God's presence in the margins and the "insignificant" places where life is being lived with courage and beauty.

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