Christmas or confusion, Bethlehem or Bedlam… Which will you choose this year? The
truth is, we don’t have to choose, because Christmas always happens right in the
midst of our confusion. God breaks into our confusion and makes himself known.
Christmas and confusion--weren’t they intimately related at the first Christmas when
Jesus was born? Sometimes we forget that. But, that’s what this book is about--how
Christ breaks into our chaos and confusion and brings Christmas--how Bethlehem
always happens in the midst of bedlam. This thematic Advent study for 2013 has five
sessions--one for each Sunday of Advent and one for Christmas. Each session is
related to the overall theme of the book and offers an alternative to the
lectionary-based Scriptures for the Church seasons. This year's theme is Bethlehem
or Bedlam? A reflection is also available at the end of each session.
