SEEKING THE CHRISTMAS LAMB: Forty Days of Celebrating Christ's Sacrifice Through the Season (A Family Advent Handbook)

Buchan, who grew up evangelical and came to understand Christianity's rich liturgical calendar as an adult, aims to restore the season of Advent as a time to prepare for Christ's coming (and not just to prepare for the assorted relatives who will be arriving on Christmas Day). She offers this book for parents who want to include their children in daily devotions during Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Each day's lesson includes a Bible story, questions for reflection and suggested hands-on activities to get younger children involved. Buchan also asks parents to provide a four-candled Advent wreath and a nativity scene, to help children understand the purpose of the season. Replete with evangelical language and a general theme of Christ as the sacrificial lamb whose blood is poured out for others, this book will best be appreciated by evangelical Christians. (Oct. 3)