Author: Allison Pittman
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 9781540900067
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is second only to the nativity story itself when it comes to public consciousness. Just as Jesus Christ changed the world on the night of his birth, so Ebenezer Scrooge changes during a single night of supernatural visitations. In Keeping Christmas, novelist and Dickens enthusiast Allison Pittman offers 25 readings for advent, seamlessly bringing together the Word of God and the words of A Christmas Carol. This contemplative, entertaining read is the perfect companion for those dark winter nights as we eagerly anticipate the coming celebration of Christmas when, like Scrooge, we are given the gift of reflection, repentance, and life anew. Beautifully packaged and highly designed throughout, Keeping Christmas is sure to become a treasured family tradition--much like the reading or viewing of A Christmas Carol.
Author: Liturgy Training Publications
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
ISBN: 9781568540276
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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A prayerbook for all the days of these beautiful seasons. Morning, evening and night prayers; meal prayers; blessings for the Advent wreath, the Christmas tree and creche; and the Epiphany blessing of the home.
Author: Antonie Schneider
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
ISBN: 9780735819634
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The beloved, bestselling readaloud storybook - a short story for each of the days of December leading up to Christmas. Benjamin Bear cannot wait for Christmas to come. To help the time pass more quickly, his mother tells him that every day when he opens a door on his Advent calendar she'll tell him a story about another little bear and his long, arduous journey to Bethlehem.The little bear, led by a glittering star, meets many others on his travels. His adventures, filled with acts of heroism and kindness and many small miracles, show him the path to the Christ Child. A beautiful book that teaches the true spirit of Christmas. The classic text from Antonie Schneider is beautifully illustrated by the award-winning international artist, Maja Dusikova.
Author: Starr Meade
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433521806
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Dylan loves his family's yearly vacation to Holiday and wishes it could last all year. When he finds a flyer asking if he'd like to keep Holiday, he encounters a bigger and better Holiday than the one his family has always visited; he also learns that entering it requires the Founder's authorization. Thus begins Dylan's quest to meet the one of whom people keep saying: "You can't find the Founder; he finds you./He's not just the Founder, he's the Finder too." As Dylan reads of Holiday's origins, he experiences a number of adventures and meets characters who represent the sights and sounds he always finds in Holiday-characters who explain how each of these familiarities points to the Founder's previous rescue of the city's inhabitants. And the more Dylan learns, the more he longs to personally know the one who holds the key to entering the "real Holiday." Writing for elementary-age children and older, author, teacher, and grandmother Starr Meade offers a book that families can read together, discovering along with Dylan how God brings a person to faith. Keeping Holiday is also a charming, insightful way to help children grasp the meaning of the Incarnation.
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Publisher: Forward Movement
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Author: Thomas Nelson Gift Books,
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418583863
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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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 the season. Do you know what each verse of The Twelve Days of Christmas really means? Do you know how many different kinds of angels there are or which nativity character is most like you? Do you know how wonderful God's gifts of Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy are? It's time to find out. Begin your journey by lighting the first candle!
Author: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publisher: USCCB Publishing
ISBN: 9781574554748
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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This exclusive English-language translation of the Manual on Indulgences explains what indulgences are and provides the many devotional prayers associated with them.
Author: Marilyn Williams
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449708234
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 89
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What does Christmas mean to you and your family? Do you look forward to it with great anticipation and joy, or with dread at the thought of crowded shopping malls, depleted bank accounts and a jam-packed calendar? In today's commercial culture, it's easy to see how Jesus has gotten lost in the frenzy of the Christmas Season. Our families desperately need a refreshed perspective. Advent Family Devotions will help you and your family to keep Christ at the center of your Christmas. Advent Family Devotions are simple yet significantly life-changing, connecting your family's Christmas season with biblical past and future prophecies. In as little as five minutes your family can enhance their Christmas Season with the true gifts of the season. Change your chaotic Christmas season into a season of joy, peace and eternal hope. By celebrating the Advent Season together, you and your family will celebrate all that God has done, and all that God is going to do. This family devotional can be used year after year as a cherished Christmas tradition for children and adults of all ages. "Every family needs tools to keep the main thing, the main thing. This power packed Christmas devotional is a must have for any family wanting to keep Christ in Christmas and their family unity nurtured." Pam Farrel Bestselling author of over 30 books including 10 Best Decisions a Parent Can Make
Author: Leigh Hatts
Publisher: Darton Longman and Todd
ISBN: 9780232533354
Category : Advent
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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While popular traditions of celebrating Christmas are an integral part of our shared culture, less is known about how other days of the Christian calendar at this time of year are observed and celebrated.Which prayer led to the creation of the Christmas pudding?Why is St Lucy remembered during Advent?What is the meaning of 'boxing' on St Stephen's Day?Does Christmas really last until February?Leigh Hatts' comprehensively-researched book helps us to rediscover the Christian-based, seasonal customs buried deep within our culture and church life. Keeping Advent and Christmas is packed with fascinating details about the beliefs, rituals and traditions of liturgical days between 'Stir-up Sunday' (the Sunday before Advent Sunday) and Candlemas (the official end of the Christmas period, on 2 February).
Author: Gayle Boss
Publisher: Paraclete Press
ISBN: 1612618790
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 75
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Open a window each day of Advent onto the natural world.
