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The Manger Was a Safe House

This Christmas, discover the tactical rescue hidden within the silent night

EKO
Dec 24, 2025
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It is the evening of December 23rd. The house grows quiet, and we are ready for “heavenly peace.”

We imagine the first Christmas was hushed and still.

But the first Christmas was a tactical nightmare.

The men history calls Magi were Persian intelligence officers crossing a hostile border. Their mission was not a pilgrimage. It was an extraction. They were…

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