Christmas and Advent

A star, a stable, angels, shepherds, kings, and at the heart of it all a mother and her baby. In The Art of Christmas Jane Williams' meditations on...

Explore the four angelic visits surrounding the birth of Jesus with Susan Robb in Angels of Christmas, a four-week Advent study. Angels of Christma...

Explore the four angelic visits surrounding the birth of Jesus with Susan Robb in Angels of Christmas, a four-week Advent study. Angels of Christma...

Daily readings, with prayers, poems and actions, for Advent and Christmas from members, associates and friends of the Iona Community. Contributo...

A page in history was about to turn. Though Israel's world was in the throes of upheaval, it was only a matter of time before the sun of righteousn...

These straightforward, short and profound Advent readings have been edited from talks given by much-loved Bible teacher, Dr R.C. Sproul, helping re...

Take time out with God.This book gives an opportunity to discover some of the things that the approach to Christmas can teach us. It includes excer...

This unique, family-friendly Christmas addition to the bestselling Action Bible line tells the story of Jesus’ birth from 25 “eyewitnesses”—such as...

Ringing along with the chimes in Silver Bells. Laughing along with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Holding a candle while singing a chorus of Silen...

We all love the Christmas season, but have we buried the truth of the day? Bestselling author Angela Hunt weaves together visceral storytelling wi...

Despite the presence of many beautiful Advent songs in many of our hymnals, most of us would prefer to skip right to singing our favorite Christmas...

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. Here's an aston...

The problem of climate change is greater and more urgent than many of us realise. For while we may appreciate the challenges posed by technical and...

Thirty-one encouraging devotions to help busy moms pause and ponder the true miracles of the Christmas season--the wonder of a Saviour who would le...

Responding to the Image of God has seven sessions which may be used during Advent itself or during the period leading up to Advent and into the Chr...

In an ideal world, Advent would be spent in quiet contemplation, meditating upon the wonder of the Christ-child, and anticipating his return as our...

Ideal for individuals or groups seeking a deeper understanding of the Christmas story and its links with the Hebrew Bible, Pathway to the Stable of...

Based on the traditional hymn 'O come, O come Emmanuel', John Cox's Advent course provides the opportunity for a reality check: the reality of who ...

A 40-Day Devotional Liturgy for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany During Christmas, homes are filled with good food, welcoming family, and lively che...

Christmas and the New Year are special occasions, celebrated and marked in both the sacred and secular worlds. Christians, however, have more reaso...

Often our Advent preparations have an inward focus as we prepare for the significance of God breaking into our world through the birth of the Chris...

Faculty, staff, alums and friends of Regent College from around the world offer their reflections on the Scriptural passages of Advent in this book...

In these refreshingly unconventional meditations, scientist John Polkinghorne connects the perspectives of science and religion in honest and thoug...

An Advent study book for groups centred on the enduring symbol of both Advent and Christmas: light. Each session focuses on one aspect of light, an...

Keep Watch With Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers is a collaborative daily devotional featuring diverse contributors: black, white, LGBTQ, Latin...

Home for Christmas brings real-life stories of hardship and success into the Advent season. The book’s four chapters capture stories of formerly in...

Home for Christmas brings real-life stories of hardship and success into the Advent season. The book’s four chapters capture stories of formerly in...

Connecting heaven and earth at Christmas In the Advent season, heaven seems so close as we remember that a tiny baby in a manger is God in human fo...

“Joy to the world—the Lord has come!” We sing these words every year, but what does it mean that the Creator came to his creation as a baby? How ex...

Connecting heaven and earth at Christmas In the Advent season, heaven seems so close as we remember that a tiny baby in a manger is God in human fo...

December may be a time of year when moments of peace and quiet reflection are in short supply. God With Us: Your Christmas Journey is designed to h...

'Comfort, O comfort my people. . . In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord.' The second part of the book of Isaiah rings with proclamations a...

Footsteps to Bethlehem is a series of 31 daily reflections for Advent, inviting you to journey towards Christmas on a pilgrimage of transformation....

Follow The Star is a pocket-sized booklet inviting you to travel in the footsteps of the Wise Men this Christmas to meet Jesus. It contains 14 dail...

By popular demand, Follow the Star returns for 2019 with 12 brand-new reflections for the Christmas period!Follow the Star invites you to experienc...

By popular demand, Follow the Star returns for 2019 with 12 brand-new reflections for the Christmas period! Follow the Star invites you to experien...

By popular demand, Follow the Star returns for 2019 with 12 brand-new reflections for the Christmas period! Follow the Star invites you to experien...

That first Christmas, the world missed His coming. They missed worshipping the newborn King. Two thousand years later, people are still missing Him...

Let Your Christmas Hope Last All Year Long If there’s one name for Jesus that captures the whole heart of God, it is Emmanuel—God with us. No other...

Over the course of 30 days, 'Journey to Christmas' this Advent with people caught up in the drama of Jesus birth. Read the stories of Elizabeth and...

Between purchasing presents and planning travel, enjoying holiday pageants and attending parties, it is all too easy for the busyness of Christmas ...

Christmas. It's a season of celebration. A season of beauty and anticipation. A season of reflection and gratitude. We spend time enhancing relatio...

Christmas, and New Year, are excellent moments to pause and reflect—as scattered families regather for the national holiday, and as the calendar tu...

To prepare for Christmas in our society is to be sucked into a vortex of indulgence, from decor to gifts to calorie-rich foods. Layer upon layer of...

Jesus’ incarnation means more than that He was born to a young mother who had no place to lay Him other than a manger. It means that we have comfor...

Bill Crowder invites you to explore the backstory of the first advent. He brings you on a journey into the very heart of God, to a greater understa...

Each Gospel, in its own way, leads us on the Advent journey of preparation for Christ’s coming. Awaiting the Already, originally released in 2015, ...