The Wonder of Christmas: 25 Words and Carols to Celebrate Advent

While many of us prepare for Christmas by decorating our houses and buying gifts, don't forget to prepare your heart as well. This 25-day Advent devotional unpacks a different Bible word every day and traces the themes of the Christmas story all the way back to the Old Testament. Each reading also features a beloved or lesser-known carol. Get your heart ready for the holidays and look to Jesus for your hope and joy this season.


Author: Ken Petersen, Randy Petersen
Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 7.04h x 5.07w x 0.07d
ISBN13: 9781640702707
ISBN10: 1640702709
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Holidays | Christmas & Advent
- Religion | Christian Living | Devotional
- Religion | Christian Living | Spiritual Growth

About the Author
Ken Petersen is a veteran of Christian publishing. He started his career with Tyndale House Publishers as editor, eventually becoming managing editor and executive director. Later, he headed up the editorial team at WaterBrook, a division of Random House, for eight years. In 2015, Ken became publisher and VP at Our Daily Bread Ministries in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ken is also an author, having written more than a dozen books, including devotional works and collaborations, notably memoirs by athletes Tamika Catchings and Benjamin Watson. He is now writing full-time, contributing articles to Our Daily Bread and working on his first novel.

Randy Petersen, Ken's brother, majored in ancient languages at Wheaton College and has enjoyed a lifetime of Bible teaching, creating small-group curriculum, and writing books about Scripture. For several years he led a team of writers and editors at American Bible Society, creating numerous resources, including the Bible Engagement Leadership Blog, the lookinside.bible website, and the Loving the Neighbor Who Doesn't Look Like You study guide. As a freelancer, he has written or cowritten more than 60 books, most recently The Joy of Working at Home and The Printer and the Preacher, and has written for Our Daily Bread Ministries' Discovery Series.