A Light Has Dawned: Meditations on Advent and Christmas

by Christianity Today International (Editor), Carolyn Arends (Foreword)

Reflections on the wonder of Christmas by Christianity's most beloved writers.

A Light Has Dawned recovers the best Advent and Christmas articles from half a century of Christianity Today . Guiding the reader through Advent, Christmas, and the climax of Epiphany and including contributions by Billy Graham, Tim Keller, Elisabeth Elliot, Ruth Bell Graham, Eugene Peterson, and more. A Light Has Dawned will inspire readers with the wonder of Advent and Christmas.

280 pages, Hardcover

Published October 28, 2020

Reviews

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was really looking forward to this book. It's not a devotional, but rather a series of short and not-so-short articles meant to make you think, centered around Advent and Christmas. Some are more successful than others, and the difference is glaring. In the end, I realized I was just skimming and not very interested in some of the entries. An early article in particular, written by a music pastor, I think, was just bad. It frequently references another writing by a different musical person - why not just use the source material? All-in-all, a somewhat disappointing read.

[Ryan Garrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful collection of meditations from the 1950’s to the present, compiled from Christianity Today. Though there is one mediation I found problematic, irritating, and just odd in its reasoning (Christmas Unplugged, skip it!), this is a fantastic collection. The writings from Peterson, Keller, and Yancey were excellent as were many by “lesser knowns”; but my favorite was from Thomas Howard and I will revisit it in future years. A unique and very Christ-centering collection for the entire period of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Superb.

[Beth Lorow · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice addition to my Advent reading with daily reflections written by Christians from various fields and backgrounds.