https://tienda.upperroom.org:443/contributors/benjamin-howardBenjamin Howard is a writer and editor in Nashville, Tennessee. He holds a Master of Theological Studies from Lipscomb University.https://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/the-wondrous-mystery-5<p>During Advent we think about a wondrous mystery: that God chose to become human and lived among us. The Savior of the world was born a vulnerable child. The king who will rule all of creation was laid in a humble manger. <em>The Wondrous Mystery</em> invites readers to reflect on several paradoxes that make up the Advent season: light and darkness, peace and strife, solitude and community, simplicity and complexity.</p> <p>This daily Advent reader incorporates meditations from <em>Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life</em>. Writers include Barbara Brown Taylor, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Sue Monk Kidd, Wendell Berry, Wendy M. Wright, and other voices from <em>Weavings</em>, which contained the teachings and perspectives of some of the finest theologians and teachers of Christian spiritual formation.</p> <p>This book may be used by individuals or groups. Groups can use the reflection questions for discussion and talk about the meditations they found most meaningful for that week.</p> <p>Compiler Ben Howard writes, "The glory of the Advent season is that it's irrational. It shows us a glimpse of the way that God turns the world and our expectations upside down. . . In a season filled with the longest, darkest nights, we are told to wait for the coming of the most beautiful light."</p>Sat, 14 May 2022 03:44:08 GMThttps://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/the-wondrous-mystery-5https://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/the-wondrous-mystery-3<P>During Advent we think about a wondrous mystery: that God chose to become human and lived among us. The Savior of the world was born a vulnerable child. The king who will rule all of creation was laid in a humble manger. <EM>The Wondrous Mystery</EM> invites readers to reflect on several paradoxes that make up the Advent season: light and darkness, peace and strife, solitude and community, simplicity and complexity.</P> <P>This daily Advent reader incorporates meditations from <EM>Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life</EM>. Writers include Barbara Brown Taylor, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Sue Monk Kidd, Wendell Berry, Wendy M. Wright, and other voices from <em>Weavings</em>, which contained the teachings and perspectives of some of the finest theologians and teachers of Christian spiritual formation.</P> <P>This book may be used by individuals or groups. Groups can use the reflection questions for discussion and talk about the meditations they found most meaningful for that week.</P> <P>Compiler Ben Howard writes, "The glory of the Advent season is that it's irrational. It shows us a glimpse of the way that God turns the world and our expectations upside down. . . In a season filled with the longest, darkest nights, we are told to wait for the coming of the most beautiful light."</P>Sat, 14 May 2022 01:48:07 GMThttps://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/the-wondrous-mystery-3https://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/the-wondrous-mystery<p>During Advent we think about a wondrous mystery: that God chose to become human and lived among us. The Savior of the world was born a vulnerable child. The king who will rule all of creation was laid in a humble manger. <em>The Wondrous Mystery</em> invites readers to reflect on several paradoxes that make up the Advent season: light and darkness, peace and strife, solitude and community, simplicity and complexity.</p> <p>This daily Advent reader incorporates meditations from <em>Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life</em>. Writers include Barbara Brown Taylor, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Sue Monk Kidd, Wendell Berry, Wendy M. Wright, and other voices from <em>Weavings</em>, which contained the teachings and perspectives of some of the finest theologians and teachers of Christian spiritual formation.</p> <p>This book may be used by individuals or groups. Groups can use the reflection questions for discussion and talk about the meditations they found most meaningful for that week.</p> <p>Compiler Ben Howard writes, "The glory of the Advent season is that it's irrational. It shows us a glimpse of the way that God turns the world and our expectations upside down. . . In a season filled with the longest, darkest nights, we are told to wait for the coming of the most beautiful light."</p>Fri, 13 May 2022 23:28:00 GMThttps://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/the-wondrous-mystery