‘A marvellous grasp of the interrelated texts of Scripture, showing how they point to and amplify our understanding of the arrival of Christ.’
Dr Tim Savage, The Gospel Coalition
Each Christmas, we tend to hear the same readings and, let’s be honest, the same sermons.
This Advent, join John Hayward on a daily journey to rediscover some of the magic of Christmas. Originally written as letters from a father to his adult children, this book warmly invites you to feast richly on some of the passages of scripture less commonly associated with our celebrations of the birth of Jesus.
Released from the burden of tradition and over-familiarity, glimpse afresh the authentic Christmas gift that is for every person, for every nation and for every day.
قائمة المحتويات
Introduction
Day 1: In the Beginning
Day 2: A Miraculous Birth
Day 3: Out of Egypt
Day 4: The Life of the World
Day 5: The Christmas Donkey
Day 6: A Prophet Like Moses
Day 7: The Nazirite
Day 8: Reversal of Fortunes
Day 9: O Holy Night!
Day 10: A Testimony of Warning
Day 11: The Coming Redeemer
Day 12: Twisted Lyrics
Day 13: A New Hope
Day 14: The Messenger
Day 15: The Dreamer
Day 16: The Blessing
Day 17: The Manger
Day 18: Glory, Glory, Alleluia!
Day 19: Purification and Praise
Day 20: God’s Dwelling Place
Day 21: Another Christmas Night
Day 22: Free At Last
Day 23: Interchange In Christ
Day 24: The Great Red Dragon
Day 25: Christmas
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
عن المؤلف
John Hayward has lived an eclectic life – with a background in science, he’s done cross-cultural work in Central Asia, is active in politics, directed the Jubilee Centre in the UK, and has taught in churches and Christian universities in the UK and the USA. A lifelong writer – from foreign language textbooks to UK policy reports – this is his first devotional book. He has been a member with his wife of Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge, since the early 1990s.