Advent Daily: Standing Still in Hope, Peace, Joy and Love


Book Description

The Christmas season is full of preparations. You pull out the decorations, mail cards, plan gatherings, shop, attend programs and performances—all to celebrate the day Christ was born. But amidst all the readying and activities, are you taking time to prepare your heart? Perhaps the checklists and busyness of all of our traditional preparations distracts us from the significance of Advent and Christmas itself. All of these distractions may even cause us to miss some of the blessings we are truly meant to receive during this season of celebration and joy. Through thoughtful reflection, author Naomi Beale invites us each to purposefully experience Advent daily. Standing still intentionally in anticipation of Christmas Day magnifies the HOPE, PEACE, JOY and LOVE to be found in this season. These meditations with focused scripture will enhance the celebration of Christmas, encourage daily awareness of these gifts, and point to being in the Advent of the eternal light and love to come.




Embracing Advent


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Embracing Advent includes four weeks of short daily readings to encourage you to: Hold on to HOPE, Find PEACE, Choose JOY, and LOVE and Be Loved. This is an Advent devotional meant to prepare you for the Christmas season. These readings can be used as individuals or in a bible study. Use this daily devotional to take a few minutes each day to step away from the holiday chaos and prepare your body, soul, and mind to whole-heartedly celebrate Christmas this year!




She Reads Truth


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Born out of the experiences of hundreds of thousands of women who Raechel and Amanda have walked alongside as they walk with the Lord, She Reads Truth is the message that will help you understand the place of God's Word in your life.




Good News of Great Joy


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25 Advent Readings by Pastor and Author John Piper Come, let us adore him. This beloved Advent refrain captures the heart of the season. Advent is for adoring Jesus. It is a season of preparation to ready our hearts for the glory of Christmas Day as we celebrate the coming of the eternal God in our frail humanity. These twenty-five short devotional readings from John Piper aim to help you keep Christ at the center of the Advent season.




Advent Readings from Iona


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Celebrate Christmas with reflections and prayers for each day of Advent. This effective antidote to the commercialism of the festive season can be used for individual meditation or group worship.




NLT The One Year Bible for Women


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Read through the Bible in one year in as little as 15 minutes a day. The One Year Bible for Women combines the bestselling daily Bible reading format with two-minute daily devotionals written just for women to create a one-of-a-kind devotional Bible that women of all ages will love. This Bible in the bestselling One Year collection is designed specifically for women. This beautifully designed women’s devotional Bible features the clear and trusted New Living Translation. Women can follow along each day through the designated readings and finish the entire Bible in one year in as little as 15 minutes a day. Key Features: Daily readings from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs 100-word daily devotional thoughts written by Misty Arterburn The clear and trusted New Living Translation (NLT) Makes a great gift for couples or individuals! The One Year Bible for Women can be paired with the One Year Bible for Men, making these Bibles a great resource for couples’ devotional experiences.










The Reed of God


Book Description

The Reed of God is an inspirational classic written by a British Roman Catholic ecclesiastical artist, Caryll Houselander. This book contains a beautiful meditation on Mary, Mother of God and so much more. Reading this book will bring you closer to Our Blessed Mother, and hence, to Christ Himself. Filled with lyrical prose and touching analogies, the author shows how Mary was the "Reed of God" and that we are all vessels waiting to do God's work, and carrying Christ within us.




Advent Awakenings


Book Description

This book is a gift to help us step off the frenetic treadmill that the Advent season too often becomes. Its help comes by enabling us to listen deeply each day to the Advent scripture readings from the Daily Common Lectionary, Year C, and John the Baptist's repeated Advent call to "prepare the way" for the holy babe who is coming.