There's something you might not know about the Apostle Paul. The Apostle Paul never tells any stories about Jesus. But he does talk about the meaning of those stories. For instance, Paul never tells the story of Christmas, but he does say, "When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law" (Galatians 4:4). He doesn't speak of shepherds, angels, or Magi, but he talks about the meaning of Jesus' birth.

Paul never tells about the crucifixion - never a word about the nails in the flesh, the cry of dereliction, the ripping of the Temple curtain - but he has a lot to say about the cross: "We proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, b…