Advent

This advent, help your family to understand the birth of Christ as the climactic event of a much larger story — a story about God’s mission to rede...

Teach children the Christmas story with the Best-Loved Christmas Stories Arch Book, a 50th anniversary edition that includes six complete Arch Book...

This poetry anthology includes both jolly and thought-provoking poems old and new to take the reader on a journey through the Christmas season, fro...

A die-cut board book designed for pre-schoolers to discover the wonder of Christmas with endearing illustrations.

From the beloved author of Goodnight Moon comes a gentle story about the first Christmas. Margaret Wise Brown’s simple, rhythmic text, combined wit...

Prepare to be whisked away with Santa and Emma on an enchanting sleigh ride to the North Pole, where the geese are a’laying, the lords are a’leapin...

Twelve simple and heartfelt prayers to the Christ Child. Many were present the night Jesus Christ was born. This book gives voice to every creature...

Advent is a special time. We look forward with expectancy to Christmas. We get excited by lights and decorations and the joy on children’s faces. B...

Why do we have nativity plays? What is a Paradise Tree? What happened when Max met Santa Claus? Find out in this book, full of stories, poems, fest...

The first Christmas sermon preserved in church history was preached by St. John Chrysostom in AD 386, in which he declared, "Behold a new and wonde...

"O wondrous exchange!" Of all the seasons of the church calendar, Christmas is the one most recognized and celebrated by our society at large. That...

There's a reason our hearts overflow with gratitude as Christmas approaches. We're celebrating not just one coming of Christ---but three! In this p...

A commemoration of something as big as Christmas - the infinite God becoming a few pounds of human flesh - could not be allowed to just happen; peo...

Mary and Joseph had to search for a place to give birth and then to flee from the murderous King Herod: a course on finding refuge fits naturally w...

In this faithful retelling of the Christmas story, children will be amazed with Mary as she is visited by the angel, share in the joy of the shephe...

For many years, award-winning journalist and author Cole Moreton has been involved in and worked alongside those offering relief and welcome to men...

The mother of God is often portrayed as a passive figure, yet Mary is described in Luke's gospel as a woman who exercised choice, questioned things...

How can we refresh our hearts and not distort, dilute, or diminish the truths surrounding Christ’s birth? The simplest answer is to meditate upon t...

The most beloved Christmas carols arranged in 28 daily devotions for the Advent season. The Carols of Christmas is a heart-warming devotional insp...

For many years, award-winning journalist and author Cole Moreton has been involved in and worked alongside those offering relief and welcome to men...

Have you ever wished the world was more like a musical, with characters bursting into song at the slightest provocation? In the nativity story, th...

This Winter, discover the joy of Christmas with the grumpy owl! There once was an owl who lived in an empty, old barn. He was a grumpy owl. But w...

Martin Luther King famously declared that 'I have decided to stick with love... Hate is too great a burden to bear'. In these luminous daily readin...

Ever wonder why the Christmas story includes so many angels? Or who the magi from the east really were? Brothers Ken Petersen and Randy Petersen an...

What child does not love to receive mail, especially at holiday time? What if your child could receive and read his or her own personal mail from G...

Celebrate Advent and Christmas with this read-aloud children's prayer book by Sarah Young, bestselling author of Jesus Calling, Jesus Always, and J...

Open Our Eyes is a welcome accompaniment to the Advent days of anticipating Christ’s birth. Follow its invitation of prophetic prayers and vibrant ...

Daily readings for Advent from Iona Community members, associates and friends: Peter Millar, John Harvey, Kathy Galloway, Ian M Fraser, David Rhode...

For several years now, pastor/poet Thom Shuman has written daily devotions for Advent, sending them out through his popular blogs and books. In th...

Disturbing Complacency does not advocate a ‘cosy’ view of Christmas but rather urges people to use this season to address some of the most importan...

No other time of the year captures our imagination as much as Christmas: God coming into the world on a dark winter’s night; a baby’s cry that woul...

No other time of the year captures our imagination as much as Christmas: God coming into the world on a dark winter’s night; a baby’s cry that woul...

No other time of the year captures our imagination as much as Christmas: God coming into the world on a dark winter’s night; a baby’s cry that woul...

No other time of the year captures our imagination as much as Christmas: God coming into the world on a dark winter’s night; a baby’s cry that woul...

Go from “Bah, Humbug!” to a Blessed Advent and Merry Christmas. Is redemption possible for Ebenezer Scrooge? Pastor and author Matt Rawle believes...

Witness the life and ministry of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Mary. Large Print Edition. Imagine Jesus from Mary’s point-of-view—proud of her ...

Witness the life and ministry of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Mary. Imagine Jesus from Mary’s point-of-view—proud of her son, in awe of his gi...

Little Star likes her usual spot in the night sky over Bethlehem. Every night, she twinkles above the hills and hopes that nothing will change. But...

Ready or not, Christmas is coming! Where better to prepare the heart for this special season than around the family Advent wreath. Here, for the f...

Engage with the story of Jesus’ birth in a unique way that’s sure to become a treasured holiday tradition. His coming went unnoticed by most people...

Count My Way to Jesus is a fun way to look forward to Christmas morning as children count down from five through well-loved Bible stories—all the w...

Since 2011, tens of thousands of churches and small groups have turned Adam Hamilton’s best-selling book on the birth of Christ into a classic that...

Just as with opening the doors of an Advent calendar day by day, this Advent devotional will build your anticipation for Christmas so that you can ...

Since 2011, tens of thousands of churches and small groups have turned Adam Hamilton’s best-selling book on the birth of Christ into a classic that...

Every Christmas Eve, Aunt Jenny and Uncle Gerry hold a huge Christmas party at their home, Lantern Hill Farm. Molly gets to help them get ready for...