The Advent and Christmas season offerings from Brethren Press include the 2025 Advent Devotional by John Fillmore titled Word Among Us; a new digital “Celebrate Jesus!” Advent and Christmas kit from the Shine curriculum that is jointly produced with MennoMedia; and the Winter issue of A Guide for Biblical Studies by John David Bowman on “Enduring Beliefs of the Christian Faith.”
Advent devotional
The Advent devotional by John Fillmore titled Word Among Us “reminds us of God’s choice to enter into human experience in a physical way, by sending Jesus,” said an announcement. “Advent is an invitation to witness again the way Jesus navigates the landscape of our human division, tearing down the dividing walls and calling us back to a rightly ordered relationship with him.” The author is pastor of Nampa (Idaho) Church of the Brethren and district executive minister of Idaho and Western Montana District. Order from www.brethrenpress.com/product_p/adventdev.htm
Celebrate Jesus!
The digital “Celebrate Jesus!” Advent and Christmas kit is a downloadable resource to help nurture children’s faith at home or at church, “packed with meaningful, easy-to-use resources for families and churches to celebrate the season together,” said an announcement. The kit includes a 2025 Advent calendar, Advent prayer cards, memory game cards, and more, as well as instructions for printing and ideas for constructing the kits. It is available for families as an individual download for $7.99, or for churches to order on a tiered pricing place for the families with children in their congregations. Order from www.brethrenpress.com/product_p/advent2025shine.htm
This winter, the Shine curriculum is inviting children and youth to journey through the story of Jesus’ birth–and hear the surprising stories he told that turned people’s ideas of God’s kingdom upside down. The quarter’s classroom supplies include student booklets, teacher guides, Junior Youth devotionals, Follow the Story cards, and more. Order Shine resources for the winter quarter at www.brethrenpress.com/category_s/225.htm
Guide for Biblical Studies
The Winter issue of A Guide for Biblical Studies is “Enduring Beliefs of the Christian Faith,” written by John David Bowman, a retired Church of the Brethren pastor who lives in Lititz, Pa. This curriculum for adults is suitable for Sunday school classes and small groups, and highlights the essential teachings of the Bible in relation to defining elements of our Christian faith. The winter quarter includes 12 sessions dated December 2025 through February 2026. It is available in regular print ($7.95) and large print ($10.95) editions. Order from www.brethrenpress.com/product_p/guidewinter.htm
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