A Radiant Birth
Editat de Leslie Leyland Fields, Paul J. Willisen Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 sep 2023
Prepare your heart and spirit for the Advent season with A Radiant Birth, an inspiring anthology written by the members of the Chrysostom Society. This collection offers six weeks of deeply reflective readings, guiding you through the seasons from the first Sunday of Advent through the twelfth day of Christmas.
Readings in this volume include:
- Star by Eugene Peterson
- Sermon on the Nativity by St. John Chrysostom
- A Blessing for the New Baby by Luci Shaw
- A Welcome-Unwelcome Traveler in Narnia by Matthew Dickerson, and many more
In A Radiant Birth, you'll find
- Forty-Two Days of Readings - Immerse yourself in forty-two moving reflections, thoughtfully curated to guide you daily from Advent to Epiphany.
- Deeply Rooted Inspiration - Journey through history as contributors both ancient and modern explore the timeless essence of Christ's birth.
- A Call to Renewed Wonder - Enter this sacred season slowly and deliberately, allowing familiar stories to astonish you and become wondrous once again.
- Transformative Purpose - Discover how Christ's birth in Bethlehem mirrors his birth within us, empowering Christians to bear his presence into the world.
Jesus is born in Bethlehem, but he is also born in us, that we might bear his presence and impart his goodness to the world. Through A Radiant Birth, experience Advent as a time of joy, waiting, and wonder, as you are drawn once more into the story of his light entering into your life and into the world.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1514008335
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 142 x 224 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: InterVarsity Press
Notă biografică
Leslie Leyland Fields is the award-winning author of fourteen books, including Nearing a Far God and Your Story Matters. She is the coeditor of the Chrysostom Society's Advent anthology, A Radiant Birth, and teaches writing workshops around the world and online in her Memoir Masterclass.
Paul J. Willis is emeritus professor of English at Westmont College and a former poet laureate of Santa Barbara, California. He is the author of collections of poetry and essays, including Losing Streak and To Build a Trail. He is the coeditor of the Chrysostom Society's Advent anthology, A Radiant Birth.
Richard J. Foster is the founder of Renovaré. He is the author of several books, including Streams of Living Water, Prayer, Freedom of Simplicity, Sanctuary of the Soul, and Celebration of Discipline, which has sold over two million copies worldwide; he is coauthor (with Gayle Beebe) of Longing for God. He and his wife, Carolynn, make their home near Denver, Colorado.
Luci Shaw (1928-2025) was a poet, an editor, a retreat leader, a lecturer, and the author of forty books, including Thumbprint in the Clay, The Adventure of Ascent, and The Genesis of It All. Luci and her husband lived in Bellingham, Washington, where she enjoyed sailing, tent camping, knitting, gardening, and wilderness photography.
Taylor, Ph.D., is a professor of English at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has written several books.