When our children were young, one of our favorite activities leading up to Christmas was reading a story through Advent. Each of the four Sunday nights we lit an Advent candle in anticipation of the coming of the Light of the World (Jesus) Jotham's Journey, by Arnold Ytreeide, is one of the four books we …
What Child is this who, laid to rest On Mary's lap, is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing, Haste, haste, to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary! Why lies He in such mean estate …
Francine Rivers stays true to the Scriptural record of Jesus' life in her novella, Unafraid, but uses her imagination to fill in the gaps of Mary's story. The climax in Rivers' series of the five women listed in the lineage of Jesus, Unafraid tells the story of the woman God chose to bear His Son. …
Christmas Eve in our home is usually a silent night. After a special dinner and sampling of Christmas goodies, we head into the family room and gather around the tree to read our favorite Christmas stories. When the children were young, my husband and I did all the reading. But now we all take turns. …
The fourth in the series of Advent books by Arnold Ytreeide following: Jotham’s Journey, Tabitha’s Travel’s, and Bartholomew’s Passage. Each night throughout Advent, the stories build momentum culminating at the manger in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. Join the adventure in Ishtar’s Odyssey. Ishtar is a ten-year-old son of a wise man. His father and uncles convince …
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