Christmas Ponderings is a collection of twelve Christmas stories told through the eyes of common ordinary people. These stories will help us to meditate on Jesus who was born Immanuel, God with us. These stories can be used as dramatic, first-person portrayals used at Christmas worship services, special events, and other occasions. Rev. Pedersen has used these stories for Christmas Eve., worship service meditations. As we receive Jesus Christ, we are reborn children of God. It is by the Holy Spirit that we experience Jesus in our common ordinary lives. Rev. Pedersen has integrated the Christmas stories, Biblical context, theological perspectives, and common ordinary life experiences in writing these stories.