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Author : John Pavlovitz
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 9780827221932
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)
Download or read book Low written by John Pavlovitz and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advent is about God -- and Jesus -- coming to meet us in the low places of our lives, when we are our most vulnerable.
Author : Enuma Okoro
Publisher : Upper Room Books
ISBN 13 : 0835811700
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)
Download or read book Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent written by Enuma Okoro and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Usually when we think of the Advent story, Mary, Joseph, and the angel Gabriel come to mind. Okoro approaches Advent a little differently, inviting us to sit for a while with Zechariah and Elizabeth and the story of how they came to bear their only son, John. "The Advent story we so often associate with the joy of Christmas actually begins with deep sorrow and longing. But thankfully, in the kingdom of God, there is always more to the story than meets the eye," Enuma Okoro writes. Zechariah and Elizabeth were good people. They had maintained faith and hope in God for many years, despite Elizabeth's inability to conceive, a condition considered shameful in their time. So they were quite familiar with the universal human experiences of longing and waiting. Even though this couple's story takes up only one chapter in Luke's Gospel, it contains enough lessons about faith and life to last for weeks. In her beautifully written, imaginative meditations for each day of Advent, Okoro looks closely at the doubts and longings of Zechariah and Elizabeth. As you explore their story, Okoro guides you to reflect on your own experiences of waiting and longing, of grief and the need for community, and of hungering for God. These poetic and poignant meditations will linger with you long after Christmas. Reflection questions and a prayer challenge accompany each week's meditations. A perfect book for individual or group study.
Author : Rick McKinley
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310324521
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)
Download or read book Advent Conspiracy written by Rick McKinley and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In four compelling sessions, Advent Conspiracy invites individuals, families, groups, and entire churches to substitute compassion for consumerism by practicing four simple but powerful countercultural concepts.
Author : Thomas G. Long
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 1646982150
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Surprising God written by Thomas G. Long and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is slowly emerging from the worst global emergency in a century, and the myriad struggles of the contemporary moment—division, isolation, illness, and uncertainty—make living our faith a challenge. For Christians, a number of questions have gained new urgency: Where do we find hope when it seems in such short supply? Where are the signs of God's peace in this divided world? Where do we find a deeper sense of joy? Thomas G. Long and Donyelle C. McCray remind us that these are the questions of Advent in their new daily devotional, A Surprising God. Mindful of the stresses of life today in a world torn apart by conflict, marked by political division, and in the midst of a global health crisis, these devotions for Advent and Christmas invite readers to honest reflection on the challenges of being people of faith in this moment. Long and McCray explore what it means to wait for our salvation, to be open to the surprising thing that God is about to do, and to find hope in God's choice of the small and the insignificant.
Author : Scott Erickson
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310361885
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)
Download or read book Honest Advent written by Scott Erickson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world that's difficult to make sense of, and a season that's so often overtaken by consumerism, here you'll find heart-stirring illustrations and thought-provoking meditations designed to show you the raw, powerfully sacred story of Christmas in a new light. Has the joy of the holiday season become painfully dissonant with the hard edges of life? Do you feel weary from the way Christmas has become a polished, predictable brand? You aren't alone. For too many of us, Christmas has lost its wonder. What if we stopped treating the Christmas story as something that happened a long time ago and started believing that it's a story that's still happening today? From celebrated artist and storyteller Scott Erickson comes Honest Advent, 25 days of illustrations and meditations that will help you rekindle the wonder of this season. Honest Advent creates a space for you to encounter the Incarnate Christ in unexpected places: like a pregnancy announcement in an era of political unrest and empirical bloodshed, the morning sickness of a Middle Eastern teenager, and the shocking biology of birth that goes far beyond the sanitized brand of Christmas as we know it today. Within the pages of Honest Advent, Erickson teaches us the valuable lessons he's learned about: Finding hope and light in the darkest winters What it means to embrace the unexpected How God uses everyday vulnerability to help us understand ourselves, and our faith, better Through powerful benedictions, prayers, and questions for honest reflection, you'll discover how the wonder of God-with-Us is still happening today: in your unexpected change of plans, your unaccomplished dreams, your overcrowded lodging, and your humble stories of new beginnings. Praise for Honest Advent: "Scott Erickson's beautifully crafted book helped me see God-with-Us with fresh eyes. Honest Advent is no shallow seasonal gift book; it's an invitation to explore the divine flourishes of everyday human vulnerabilities. A transformative read, regardless of the time of year." --Jonathan Merritt, author of Learning to Speak God from Scratch "Beautiful. Evocative. A wake-up call to the mystery of life." --John Mark Comer, author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Author : Justin McRoberts
Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 0525653058
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)
Download or read book Prayer: Forty Days of Practice written by Justin McRoberts and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple yet profound guide to facilitate the instinctively human desire to pray. We pray because we are human, not because we are religious. Something in our nature points beyond itself; something in us searches for and desires personal connection with God. Although communicating with our Creator through prayer is innate, the effective practice of it often feels just beyond our reach. This unique book guides you to pray in deeper and more authentic ways. The short prayers and thought-provoking imagery, interspersed with contemplative reflections and suggested practices, will stir, inform, and encourage you. The simplicity of the prayers and the aesthetic appeal of the images will inspire people in every facet of life, including those with no real religious background at all.
Author : J. C. Polkinghorne
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664227494
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Living with Hope written by J. C. Polkinghorne and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these refreshingly unconventional meditations, scientist John Polkinghorne connects the perspectives of science and religion in honest and thoughtful reflections for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Giving new meaning to the penitence of Advent and the hope of the Christian faith, he considers God's ultimate purposes along with scientific knowledge of the fate of the universe. Complete with Scriptural references and prayers,Living With Hopeencourages Christians to think about the beginning and end of the world and to come to discover what it means to truly affirm God's purpose in creation.
Author : E. M. Welcher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780960064137
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)
Download or read book Advent, a Thread in the Night written by E. M. Welcher and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gayle Boss
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1612618790
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)
Download or read book All Creation Waits written by Gayle Boss and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open a window each day of Advent onto the natural world.
Author : Justin McRoberts
Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 0525653082
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)
Download or read book May It Be So written by Justin McRoberts and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining prayers in two languages--words and images--this contemporary prayer guide will help you spend time in conversation with God. As people of faith, we all struggle at times to sustain a flourishing prayer life--a loss felt all the more keenly in these times of confusion, political turbulence, and global calamity. This unique book offers a timeless solution for the spiritual and skeptical alike. Combining story-driven reflections with visual and written prayers, this simple 40-day prayer guide will help you reconnect with God as you rediscover your own ongoing conversation with Him. Using the familiar refrains in the Lord's Prayer as a guide, this groundbreaking resource invites you to reconnect with God creatively and organically.
