The Christmas Story Behind the Carol
A Nativity Story Told From Heaven's Perspective
Rooted in Scripture — Ephesians 3:10, Luke 2, Revelation 4
Who Is the Herald Angel?
For nearly 300 years, Christians have sung "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" without asking one simple question: who exactly was the Herald Angel — and what was it like to be him?
MARK! The Herald Angel answers that question in the most unexpected way. Mark is a small, meticulous, deeply particular angelic newspaper reporter who has worked at the Eternal Herald — Paradise City's premier celestial newspaper — for the better part of eternity. He counts sidewalk cracks. He sharpens pencils to mathematical precision. He considers singing neither fair nor dinkum.
When his editor assigns him to cover a breaking story on Earth — specifically, the birth of a baby in a Bethlehem stable — Mark reluctantly boards the southbound train from Glory and steps into the shadows for the very first time. What he discovers changes everything he thought he knew about the universe, about God, and about himself.
A Christmas Book for Adults and Children Alike
Inspired by Ephesians 3:10's suggestion that God's extraordinary plan is being discussed among the angels, MARK! The Herald Angel is a Christmas story for the whole family — funny, warm, visually rich, and anchored in the same Scripture that has anchored Christmas for two thousand years.
