Advent

Dearest Mom, does the Christmas season seem to pass you by in a flurry of excitement and chaos?  This year can be different.  Discover the treasure of Christ’s love with your children this Christmas!  The Children’s Advent House is a beautiful twenty-five-day devotional, complete with a coordinating Advent House printable to help point your children’s hearts to the Lord and make this Christmas season the most meaningful yet!

Children's Advent House

Are you looking for Jesus amid the tinsel and bows? He is here for you, but when you encounter Him, what will your response be to the God-child? These guided audio Meditations from the Manger will follow along with the Magi, Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds, and Simeon. Contemplating their thoughts, fears, and passions as they encounter the birth of the Wonderful Counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.


Meditations From The Manger

In this 5-day plan we look at some favorite Christmas songs a little more deeply and glean what we can learn from familiar words.

Lessons From Christmas Songs

In this 19th installment, Who Do You Say I Am? explores how Scripture answers Jesus’ question, “Who do you say that I am?” Through Job, we wrestle with God’s wisdom amid suffering. 1–3 John and Jude call us to love, discernment, and faithfulness, while Revelation points to Christ’s ultimate victory. During Advent, weekly readings from the nativity story draw our hearts to the wonder of Christ’s coming. May the Spirit strengthen our faith, deepen our hope, and lead us to boldly confess: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Who Do You Say? Reading With the People of God #19

Biola University's Center for Christianity, Culture & the Arts is pleased to share the annual Advent Project, a daily devotional series celebrating the beauty and meaning of the Advent season through art, music, poetry, prayer, Scripture, and written devotions. The project starts on the first day of Advent and continues through Epiphany. Our goal is to help individuals quiet their hearts and enter into a daily routine of worship and reflection during this meaningful but often hectic season. Our prayer is that the project will help ground you in the unsurpassable beauty, mystery, and miracle of the Word made flesh.

The Advent Project: Week 1

Advent is, of course, a time to prepare. To prepare our homes, lives, and our hearts. Join us as we explore the Bible readings used by the Church to challenge, encourage, and help us prepare, not only to celebrate the incarnation but also the second coming of Christ.

Advent: Catholic Reflections

Observe the season of Advent by contemplating Lessons and Carols. Grow in faith by slowing down, reading scripture, and learning songs that deepen your understanding of the incarnation. Scripture and songs are carefully arranged in a sequence that prepares us for the birth of the Christ child. 

Honor the Season of Advent: 5 Days of Lessons and Carols

And He Shall Be Called: Advent Devotionals, Week 1

The Christmas season can be an incredibly stressful time of the year.   With all the busyness of the Holidays, it’s easy to lose focus on the true meaning of Christmas, the coming of our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. The Christmas at Graystone Bible Reading Plan continues our study through the gospel of Luke and helps keep our focus on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ.