Walking toward Christmas
Subtitle: devotions for Advent
By: Eric Dean Patterson
Edition: 3rd edition
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781440461507
Subjects: Advent; Prayers and devotions
Description: "Walking toward Christmas contains twenty-five daily readings suitable for the Advent season that explore questions such as who was Herod the Great and why was he after Jesus? Why was the angel's claim that Jesus was to be the Messiah so controversial? What role did the secondary characters in the Christmas story play: Zechariah, Anna, and others? What does the Old Testament tell us about the Christ?" -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. The flight to Egypt; title: 2. Anna and Simeon; title: 3. The dedication of Jesus; title: 4. Aunt, mentor, friend; title: 5. Herod the Great; title: 6. Jesus the servant; title: 7. The unexpected Christ; title: 8. Shepherds keeping watch; title: 9. What's in a name?; title: 10. Jesus of Biloxi; title: 11. The light of the world; title: 12. The visitation of the Magi; title: 13. The magnificat; title: 14. The second Adam; title: 15. Zechariah's prophecy and God's mercy; title: 16. The genealogies of the Christ; title: 17. The consolation of Israel; title: 18. Mary: heroic and human; title: 19. Joseph the dreamer; title: 20. House of bread; title: 21. The historical authenticity of Christmas; title: 22. Christmas is for everyone; title: 23. Doubt and obedience; title: 24. Troubled Jerusalem; title: 25. God with us; title: Reflection questions.