 A look into the Christmas story that was held Wednesday night in Brainerd that brought hundreds of people out to a walk-through live nativity. Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brainerd held their benign Christmas journey tonight for anyone in the community to attend. The live nativity was free to the public and offered five stations for people to walk through featuring the biblical story of Jesus' birth. The Christmas journey was an idea that we had about, I guess it's eight years ago now, to just invite the community in and have them experience the true meaning of Christmas since Christmas tends to be overcommercialized. The Christmas journey was held for the first time eight years ago and was originally held outdoors. The event was moved inside to accommodate varying weather conditions. The live nativity brought over 300 guests through the church just this year. We have some great lighting and some great theatrics and it's grown very large over the last eight years. The Christmas journey was offered two nights this week and provided free chili and a photo booth to all of those who attended. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.