{"id":15496,"date":"2020-09-18T20:33:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T20:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=15496"},"modified":"2020-09-18T20:37:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T20:37:15","slug":"new-brethren-press-resources-include-all-of-us-and-advent-devotional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2020\/new-brethren-press-resources-include-all-of-us-and-advent-devotional\/","title":{"rendered":"New Brethren Press resources include Shine\u2019s All of Us Bible storybook and the 2020 Advent devotional"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New from Brethren Press are the Shine curriculum\u2019s <em>All of Us: God\u2019s Story for You and Me<\/em>, a Bible storybook for children, and the 2020 Advent devotional <em>Give Light<\/em>, written by James Benedict. Brethren Press resources may be ordered from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\">www.brethrenpress.com<\/a> or call 800-441-3712.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/AllOfUs-ShineStoryBible-350px.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15501\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>All of Us<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Bible storybook from Shine, a curriculum jointly published by Brethren Press and MennoMedia, is available to purchase from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\">www.brethrenpress.com<\/a> for $10.99. It also is available to Sunday school teachers and students through the regular curriculum order process used by many congregations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it serves as the source of the Bible story for the primary, older elementary, and multi-age classes in Shine, it also is suitable for purchase by families for use at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Bible story is told in two ways: an illustrated cartoon-style version, and a written story for reading together with children. One new volume of <em>All of Us<\/em> is being produced each year. This year\u2019s includes selected stories from Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, Isaiah, Luke, Matthew, Mark, and Acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advent devotional<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/GiveLIght-AdventDevotional2020-350px.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15503\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Give Light<\/em> is this year\u2019s Advent devotional for the Church of the Brethren. This pocket-sized paperback includes a reading, scripture, and prayer for each day of the season. It is suitable for individual purchase and for congregations to provide to their members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Advent devotional is now available at an early order special price of $3.50, or $6.95 for large print, through Sept. 28. After that date, prices go up to $4 or $7.95 for large print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yearly subscriptions for both the Advent and Lenten devotionals from Brethren Press are now on an early order special for $7, or $13.90 for large print, through Sept. 28. After that date prices go up to $8 or $15.90 for large print for the yearly subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\">www.brethrenpress.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/learnings-from-l-e-a-d-conference\/\">\u2018What got us here won\u2019t get us there\u2019: Learnings from the L.E.A.D. Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/wfc-hiroshima-seeks-volunteers\/\">World Friendship Center in Hiroshima seeks volunteer co-directors through Brethren Volunteer Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/virtual-delegate-briefing-may-27\/\">Annual Conference officers to host virtual delegate briefing on May 27<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/childrens-book-about-feetwashing\/\">Brethren Press publishes children\u2019s book about feetwashing written by Gimbiya Kettering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/new-brethren-rapid-response-network\/\">A new Brethren Rapid Response Network is organized<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New from Brethren Press are the Shine curriculum\u2019s All of Us: God\u2019s Story for You and Me, a Bible storybook for children, and the 2020 Advent devotional Give Light, written by James Benedict. Brethren Press resources may be ordered from www.brethrenpress.com or call 800-441-3712. 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