When we think about Christmas, specifically the Nativity of Jesus, we often have this pretty imagery of a cute baby surrounded by barn animals, swaddled comfortably in a manger. However, we often forget the scandalous nature and timing of Jesus’ coming. Mary was pregnant out of wedlock, the Jews were under oppressive rule by the Romans, never mind the fact that Jesus' lineage was riddled with characters that most of us would be ashamed to call our relatives - Jacob was a thi