The Story in Matthew Christmas is coming. On that day, Christians around the world honor the birth of their Savior. In story, film, pageant, painting, and song, they recount the miracle of his birth to a virgin mother. They share the joy of the shepherds and magi when they hear the news. Although embellished over the years to include such niceties as a drummer boy and a babushka, the Christmas story originated in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. Let’s look, for instance, at the Gospel of Matthew. The author writes: When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be…