Celebrating Abundance: Devotions for Advent

by Walter Brueggemann

Book Overview

To "prepare for Christmas" in our society is to be sucked into a vortex of indulgence, from decor to gifts to calorie-rich foods. Layer upon layer of tinsel, lights, and wrapping paper create the illusion of abundance, disguising the feeling of emptiness in our souls. The arrival of the Messiah, by contrast, is true abundance disguised by the impression of scarcity. Training our eyes to see through the rough stable, the adolescent mother, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664262279
• ISBN13: 9780664262273
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.7"