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Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 03:17PM 
At last: A Christmas devotional for incredibly busy people.
Each December day until Christmas, in one minute or less, you can capture inspiration that will enrich your journey toward Christmas day. Everyone's busy—and the holidays only add to the list of things to do. Yet Christmas is something more than a celebrated ancient ritual or a modern holiday centered on shopping.
God is still speaking through the Christmas story: the gospel narratives of Jesus’ birth are filled with encouragement and revelation: they proclaim the love of God and his wisdom for us today.
The practical eBook format means you can catch a devotional moment on the go: from your e-Reader, at your desktop, holding your tablet, or on your phone. If you can create enough space to read these one-minute devotions, you can carry their thoughts and ideas with you the rest of the day. Best of all, it's just ¢99: Available for Amazon Kindle and Kindle Apps.
The paperback format is for bedside, fireside, or children-by-your-side reading. It’s also something novel—a Thanksgiving gift: imagine walking into your Thanksgiving meal and giving your host a Christmas gift. Or (if you are the Thanksgiving host) imagine your table with this devotional at each place setting. No one will forget the year they received a Thanksgiving gift. Available at Amazon.com.
Here’s a sample of the devotional:
From the Life of Joseph:
DAY TWELVE
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. (Matthew 1:19)
The narrative shows us what a righteous man looks like. In his confusion and pain, Joseph’s first concern was for Mary. How many of us would have this priority? Perhaps this is why the scripture labels him a “righteous man.” Joseph's righteousness is rendered not in terms of his relationship to God, but in terms of his relationship to Mary. True righteousness extends two directions—toward God and toward others.
Reader Comments (1)
Hi Ray,
This little devotional book looks good.
I however have a bone to pick with believers who get themselves so busy that they rarely have quiet time or reflection time. Or time to just spend in life without having a job list to do. Perhaps I too, could find a lot of things to be doing and places to be going. However, we are exhorted in the book of Timothy to not entangle ourselves in the affairs of this world if we want to be effective for Christ. If we want to be 'good soldiers' so to speak for Christ.
I could be political and involve myself in local politics. I could be humanitarian and involve myself in good local deeds. Perhaps I could fund raise for worthy causes such as the cancer society. I could spend my time doing volunteer work for various organizations in need. These are all worthy, but at the expense of my time with God? My Bible reading time? My time alone to think and meditate about God, the Bible scriptures, and my own life and walk with God?
Believers seem to be allowing their time to be exhausted by the world.