Reading, Writing & Pondering

    Do you read daily during Advent season? If so, you may want to consider Advent Unhurried: Daily Devotions for a Season of Wonder and Stillness by Micha Boyett. Advent Unhurried has daily readings covering Hope, Peace, Joy and Love--representing the four candles of Advent. At the start of this book, there is a brief section about how to engage with this book and how to read a poem prayerfully, following the general book introduction. The book is a mix of poems, readings and prayers. I especially like that aspect of the book. Bible verses are also a part of the daily readings but sometimes they are at the beginning and sometimes in the midst of the readings. I would say Advent Unhurried is aimed at more progressive or mainline protestant Christians. My faith has changed through the years and I fall into this category. I liked this devotional more than others I have read in recent years because I could relate to it spiritually more than others. I also like that there were ...