We are thrilled to share that our Christmas Devotional for Teenagers is now available for preorder! Purchase your copy of Longing for Christmas today at New Growth Press or wherever you buy books. Don’t miss the opportunity to buy in bulk for a discount on the New Growth Press website — a perfect gift for your youth ministry students, or all the kids or grandkids in your family! Enjoy this small excerpt from the devotional, available in full in Longing for Christmas.
It Doesn’t Have to be All Merry and Bright (or, Permission to Fall Apart)
A company of evildoers encircles me;
they have pierced my hands and feet—
I can count all my bones—
they stare and gloat over me;
they divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots. (Psalm 22:16b-18)
“WTH God?”
If you haven’t said this yet in your life – spoiler alert – you will. Merry Christmas ¯_(ツ)_/¯
But seriously, this is worth considering – particularly during Advent, a time when we anticipate the coming of Jesus…To read the rest of this devotional and all 25 entries, purchase our advent devotional, Longing for Christmas.
