{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclf-conversations.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fmary-did-you-know-EVja2yxL","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Mary, Did You Know?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5904dc7d-2cad-4d83-99d5-2c1ab85677cc/ce31c87b-566f-4717-ab33-b9d985483230/episode37.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/082e1e8d-f97a-497a-a390-361106d8c6db\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Mary, Did You Know?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Ever hear the Christmas story and think, “Wait… what? A virgin had a baby?” It’s the moment every kid in the Christmas pageant looks confused, every teenager smirks, and every adult quietly thinks, “I hope no one asks me to explain this.”\n\nAnd yet—the most unbelievable part of the Christmas story is actually one of the most essential. The virgin birth isn’t just a Hallmark detail; it’s at the heart of who Jesus is and why He came.\n\n
So before you skip ahead to the shepherds and wise men, let’s slow down and talk about the miracle that made Christmas possible in the first place."}