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Simply Wait
Cultivating Stillness in the Season of Advent
Advent Reflections on the Incarnation
Pamela C. Hawkins
Melissa Tidwell
Come away to a quiet place and be still. Each week of Advent you’ll focus on a single word and a simple form of prayer. Hawkins’ beautiful prayers and daily reflections will calm your spirit and help you feel closer to God.
Advent invites us to ponder the mystery of incarnation—our Creator’s daring adventure of becoming human and living among us. During this 4-week study you will discover how to follow this fully human yet full divine Jesus with your whole self—mind, spirit, and body. You’ll learn the answer to these questions: What does it really mean that God became human? How can I embody God’s love in my own life?
4 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide #9917 • 978-0-8358-9917-8 • $14.00
#1214 • 978-0-8358-1214-6 • $12.00
Prepare for the Coming of Christ Singing Mary’s Song
An Advent Message of Hope and Deliverance John A. Stroman
Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent
When Mary sings her song of praise to God (Luke 1:46-55), it’s not a sweet lullaby anticipating the birth of her child. Instead, her song is a message of deliverance and hope—for the homeless, the hungry, the refugee, the abused, the powerless, and the despairing. Even today Mary’s song communicates deliverance and hope to a fearful world. In this Advent study, Stroman helps you see Mary’s importance beyond the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth.
Sit for a while with Zechariah and Elizabeth. Feel their longings and doubts, and then witness their surprise as an angel tells Zechariah that they will finally become parents in their old age. See what happens when Zechariah dares to question God’s messenger. What blessings emerge from his time of silence? In this imaginative approach to the Advent story, Okoro leads you to reflect on the meaning of waiting, living with the unknown, and trusting God.
4 weeks • Includes reflection questions
#1112 • 978-0-8358-1112-5 • $14.00
Enuma Okoro
Behold!
Cultivating Attentiveness in the Season of Advent Pamela C. Hawkins Through her beautiful and gentle writing, Hawkins beckons you to be still and pay close attention to the Advent story with new eyes, ears, hearts, and possibilities. In Behold! she invites you to focus on a single word and prayer method each week of Advent. Weekly themes: Expectancy, Preparation, Faith, and Promise. You’ll enjoy the simplicity and beauty of this book. 4 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide #1062 • 978-0-8358-1062-3 • $14.00
The Uncluttered Heart
Making Room for God During Advent and Christmas Beth A. Richardson Sweep out the corners of your heart, clean up the clutter, and make room for God. The Uncluttered Heart offers daily readings for Advent through Epiphany. Each day provides a quotation, scripture passage, reflection, prayer, and a message to carry in your heart throughout the day. 4 weeks • Includes Leader’s Guide #9994 • 978-0-8358-9994-9 • $13.00
#1118 • 978-0-8358-1118-7 • $14.00
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