We learn to say yes to God, accepting his design for our lives. From Zechariah’s encounter with an angel in the temple to the Magi who traveled to a village in the Judean wilderness, Christmas influenced who they were, who they would become, and how they would live out their faith-or leave it behind.Įlisa Morgan explores how God coming to earth as a human child can change us today. Nowhere is this more evident than in the stories of the men and women who experienced the first Christmas. So stuff those stories into stockings, wrap collections with care, tuck a book or two into your own nightstand, and join us in celebrating the wonder of reading this Christmas.Ĭhristmas changes everything-and everyone. From beautifully illustrated Bibles and devotionals to novels and picture books, this guide holds the perfect text for every reader-including yourself. This holiday season, we invite you to choose an adventure for each person on your gift list. What might happen if we stopped scrolling and instead engaged our curiosity and awe once more? Our lives often seem reduced to the flatness of a screen, but books, as Lamott says, remind us that “world after world after world” await us. “What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you,” wrote Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird.Īt Christianity Today, we too believe in the miraculous magic of books-the power they hold to inspire our imagination and cultivate our creativity.
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