Advent

Buckner International offers an Advent Guide to help you remember who you belong to: the King of Kings. Journey toward the birth of Christ and celebrate the themes of hope, love, joy, and peace.

Advent Guide: You Belong

We’re filled with anticipation as we lean into this season of celebration with the intention of tuning into the heart of God. Join us for 4 weeks as we: Behold Beauty, Break Barriers, Make Room, and are Surprised by God. Like all the best stuff in life, this journey is best taken with others—so grab a friend or two and your sense of wonder and roll into the Advent Season.

Infinitum Advent Behold Beauty, Week 1

It's easy to see Christmas as bright lights and glittering gifts. But seasonal joys don't sustain the soul like Scripture's message of Immanuel—God with us. In this 25-day Advent reading plan, the Briscoes encourage you to consider the true joy of Christmas. With heartwarming stories, inspirational verse, and biblical teaching, they cut through distractions to the real miracle of Christmas: God with us; Immanuel in the manger.

Advent | Meet Him at the Manger by Stuart and Jill Briscoe

The 4-weeks leading up to Christmas help us get ready for the birth of our Savior. Experience hope, faith, joy, and peace as you read through this 4-day devotion series shared by The Lutheran Home Association's chaplains. 

Prepare Your Heart for Advent

This Little Light Is a 5-day devotional loosely based on the song of the same name. It focuses on the idea that every creative act is a light signaling to future generations the power of hope amidst the dark. Each day I will provide you with an opportunity for reflection along with a visual meditation from my own time reflecting on the advent season.

This Little Light: An Advent Devotional

During the Christmas season, we celebrate the long-awaited arrival of Christ. But we also look forward, to the day when he will come back. This Advent Devotional will guide you through readings from the Old and New Testaments as we learn what the first and second comings of Jesus mean for us today.

The King Is Coming

Over the next 12 days, we’re going to take a fresh look at the Christmas story and discover that we don't have to be perfect or have it all together to come to Jesus because our perfect Savior came to us!

Imperfect Christmas

Guided by faith and the rising of a distant star, the Magi searched for a God who had become flesh. These guided audio meditations will first help you contemplate the dream of Joseph when an angel appears to him. Then a reflection on the gift of God’s one and only Son. And finally, a meditation following the Magi in search of this Child who had come to save the world.

The Word Became Flesh

We invite you to join us in preparing room in our hearts for Christ. It’s the cry of our hearts to which God responds with His Son, “Emmanuel” - God is with us. Giving time and attention to the coming Light of the world can spark a tiny hope, ignite a thrill of joy and give us a glimpse of love in a time that otherwise may be exhausting, overwhelming and stressful.