Celtic Advent: Following an Unfamiliar Path
Are you caught in the tension between the familiar symbols of Nativity scenes, Christmas trees and carol singing, and the desire for something unfamiliar that will jar you into fresh perspectives on the story of Jesus’ birth and the revelations we receive from the humans, animals and angels that played important parts in it? Celtic Advent: Following an Unfamiliar Path, provides this unexpected approach. Through daily reflections, and poetry, the witness of these faithful followers guides us to the baby Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us and enables us to stand firm in our faith, even when the world is in upheaval. ORDER HERE.
Can you imagine a God who dances with shouts of joy, laughs when you laugh, loves to play, enjoys life, and invites us to join the fun? Like many of us, Christine Sine had spent many years with an image of God who was “a very serious, workaholic type of God.” Her theology told her this was not true, but she struggled to live into this new way of thinking. What she needed was a childlike spirituality. The Gift of Wonder invites us to pay attention to childlike characteristics that have the power to reshape us. Each chapter addresses a childlike characteristic to embrace: delight, playfulness, imagination, awe and wonder, love of nature, the ability to live in the present, and much more. Fresh spiritual practices that engage all our senses help us live a new spiritual life that embraces the wonder and joy that God intends for us. ORDER HERE.
