Preparation for the Christmas season can often feel busy and frantic, but it doesn't have to be this way.
“Making Room in Advent” The unfolding of God's plan often happens in unlikely spaces, both in Scripture and in our own lives. Join Bette Dickinson as she moves through the story of Jesus' birth and the stories of the many people that were part of the journey. Each page is filled with an original painting that will fill you with hope and wonder during the Advent season. The twenty-five devotionals offer spiritual practices, breath prayers, and reflection questions that allow you to truly make room for God's work in your life, your community, and the world.
"I have long been an admirer of Bette Dickinson's soul-stirring, prophetic art. Her written reflections are equally stunning and evocative as she leads us into a prayerful journey through the birth narratives in Luke's Gospel. Written and painted with profound wisdom and insight, Making Room in Advent is an invitation for us to meditate on art, the Word, and the unfolding narratives of our own lives, individually and in community. There is so much to see and savor here."
Sharon Garlough Brown, author of Feathers of Hope and the Sensible Shoes series
"Bette Dickinson is an incredible artist and teacher. She brings together both of these gifts in this beautiful devotional to bring to life the story of Advent. I highly encourage you to take this journey with Bette, a journey where you will be challenged to make room for God and have your life changed forever."
Andrew Kim, teaching pastor at Kensington Church
"Bette Dickinson's book Making Room in Advent is a welcome contemplative offering birthed from her own experiences. She offers artistic depth combined with theological breadth and personal application. From her paintbrush and her words, shepresents twenty-five works of art, one for each portion of the story of when Creator called Mary to be the mother of Jesus. I am not often a reader of daily devotionals, but I was taken in from my first reading, not only by her paintings on canvas but by the way she paints words. As a storyteller myself, I got caught up in each day's story and found myself wanting more."
Terry M. Wildman, lead translator of the First Nations Version New Testament
