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Living the Season Well is a down-to-earth volume that encompasses the arc of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, introducing a new frame of mind about approaching the holidays. Instead of December ramping up to the pinnacle of Christmas, with a vast let down for everyone the day after, LTSW puts forth some practical ways to reimagine the celebrations and reclaim their generosity with an outward, other focus.
For those whose church background has not...
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Christmas has been celebrated around the world for centuries. It is generally accepted as a pivotal break in the western calendar and usually associated with family gatherings, retail profusion and merrymaking. Besides presenting the biblical account of the Christmas story in chronological order as a seamless narrative, this book serves to provide the reader with a brief explanation of the history, theology and ecclesiastical development of the event....
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In bestselling author Stormie Omartian's joyous tribute to the birth of Jesus, the events surrounding a baby born long ago in a stable come to life in stories the whole family will love.
Stormie gives the reader a warm and personal look at the age-old story of Christ's birth. Each story provides an inviting glimpse of possible reactions, perceptions, and actions of the characters, and at the end of the chapter, Stormie provides a prayer for a modern-day...
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The stage is set. Millennium after millennium, the prophets have spoken of these days; and now, the time has come. More than an Advent devotional booklet, this four-part mini-Bible study helps the reader get ready during the Advent season for the coming Savior, bringing into focus the real reason we celebrate Christmas. Originally written for high school youth, Love's Pure Light: A Bible Study for Advent is designed to immerse the reader in all the...
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A celebration of the One who changed the world when He came to earth as a baby boy. This bestselling Lucado Christmas classic is now refreshed and updated with a new title and a beautiful new design. But the heart of the message-the miracle and wonder of the birth of our Lord-remains the same. Max combines warm, personal stories with the ultimate story-one that has reformed the world since Christ was born in a manger more than 2,000 years ago. One...
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A perfect Advent celebration guide for families! Celebrating the season of Advent keeps us focused on the most important reasons we celebrate Christmas. A Family Advent presents guided heartfelt and thought-provoking devotionals with fun facts, journeys back in time, activities, and much more. This book is a perfect way to get the whole family together for a few minutes every day to discover fun yet meaningful ways for keeping Jesus the center of...
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I AM CHRISTMAS! is a daily reader for the Advent season in the spirit of Sarah Young's modern classic Jesus Calling. Dr. Randall Alan Loy, one of the nation's leading fertility specialists, shares his personal Christmastime prayer journal. It is written as if God were speaking to the reader and it can be followed as a guide to daily devotions throughout the holiday season. These encouraging tidings of love, comfort and joy will give new meaning to...
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This book is different. It's a new version of a Christmas Carol. Marley is alive and kicking his fellow man along with Scrooge. The old miser is meaner than ever, but so are the ghosts. And what happens when Tiny Tim tells Scrooge that he loves him? Fannie is in heaven and has a request that makes everyone shake their heads.
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A wounded Royal Navy captain tries to find love in the face of his self-doubt... Phoebe Hartridge runs into serious danger on an icy winter evening. But her rescuer, the mysterious Anthony Sterling, immediately melts her heart and makes her dream of a life beyond her tiny, sheltered world. The more she gets to know him, the more she senses he is hiding something from her.
When Captain Anthony Sterling was wounded at Trafalgar, he lost his leg, his...
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Written for Christian families with children between the ages of 2-10 years old, "The Best Gift of All" helps bridge the gap between the sacred and secular during the Christmas season. Throughout the book, author Heather Martin extends an invitation to find Jesus not just in the manger, but also in the presents, trees, lights, and activities that come with the holidays.
Christian parents experience a unique set of challenges when it comes to navigating...
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Tundra animals hear of the birth of the Christ Child and desire to give the new born babe a gift. An angel advises the animals on what that special gift should be and the gift givers experience a startling change as the gift is being delivered.
This book along with its companion book, The Easter Sparrows are a good holiday read for children. But more importantly they provide parents and grandparents teachable moments to remind their families about...
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CHRISTMAS TIDINGS is a fun, colorful book that spells out the real meaning of Christmas. Young children will learn about that first Christmas, so long ago, in the town of Bethlehem. Written in a simple rhyming pattern, children will love to recite the story as they look at the illustrations, over and over again.
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A 30-Day Anthology of Classic Christmas Writings
For centuries, Christians have treasured the same classic hymns and passages at Christmas. While these works have stood the test of time, believers can be tempted to adopt them as commonplace and fail to consider their deeper meaning.
Journey to Bethlehem presents an insightful selection of Christmas classics from the greatest English and American poets to important historical church figures such...
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Behold is an old-fashioned word we rarely hear these days. It's not in most modern translations of the Bible. Yet Pamela Hawkins says this word softens the edges of her heart. "I cannot say this word without moving, without extending and lifting a hand, palm open, toward the object of my attention," she remarks. Enter Advent this year with an attitude of curious expectancy and trustful anticipation. Linger for a while and pay close attention to the...
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This one-of-a-kind Christmas booklet will take readers on a voyage as they explore God's promises for Christmas-from Genesis throughout eternity-that the Savior, Jesus, would come and that He will be with us forever. More than a simple retelling of the Christmas story, this Advent devotional reveals the broad and miraculous scope of Christ's birth in a manger. This gift foretold from the beginning of time offers salvation and life in Him for those...
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The Christmas Cross is a story about finding your way home for the holidays, told in the context of one man's journey in a small Texas town. Unique interactive elements inside this book-including envelopes with pullout letters and surprises-makes this a one-of-a-kind Christmas treasure.
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With a range of holiday tales tying into a variety of imaginative fictional worlds, you'll rediscover favorite characters, and meet a host of new ones in this fantastic holiday mix. It's snow trouble, just skate away into stories born of: Troll Or Derby by Red Tash, I Zombie I by Jack Wallen, Rabbits in the Garden by Jessica McHugh, Hot Sinatra by Axel Howerton, Tales of Haydon by Tim Tash, Parallel by Claudia Lefeve, Force of Habit by Marian Allen,...
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The child in Bethlehem would grow up to be a friend of sinners, not a friend of Rome. He would spend his life with the ordinary and the unimpressive. He would pay deep attention to lepers and cripples, to the blind and the beggar, to prostitutes and fishermen, to women and children. He would announce the availability of a kingdom different from Herod's. A kingdom where blessings-full value and worth with God-was now conferred on the poor in spirit...
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"Why the Chimes Rang" by is a collection of highly imaginative modem fairy tales which inspire children to right behavior. Written by Raymond Macdonald Alden, this classic includes two Christmas stories-"Why the Chimes Rang" and "In the Great Walled Country", plus a variety of other stories (such as "The Knights of the Silver Shield") suitable for different seasons of the year.
The title story, "Why the Chimes Rang" is a truly endearing narration...
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Prepare your heart to welcome the Prince of Peace.
This pocket-sized Companion follows a practical, page-a-day format and features original meditations on each day's Gospel by one of twenty gifted authors.
Each year's Advent Companion is different from the last, and contains these one-of-a-kind extras that you won't find anywhere else:
-A variety of beautiful and practical blessings
-An Advent Penance Service
-Specially commissioned poetry
-Advent...
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