If you work at the same company for a long time, you will likely work under a number of different managers. It’s always shocking when a new manager comes in and does things completely differently. However, if the manager is good, the changes will probably be for the better. Jesus’s birth is completely different from what we expect of a king. His death on the cross is a different means to display his kingship from what anyone could have imagined. Somehow, though, Jesus’s different model of kingship is exactly what we need.