ADVENT Resources

Adam Richardson
Dec 1
3 min read

Updated: 2 hours ago

NOSTALGIC CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST (The Gospel Coalition)

Advent is the lead-up season to Christmas when we are both looking back in celebration and forward in anticipation. We look back to celebrate the first advent of Christ, who came as a suffering Savior. We look forward to the second Advent, when Christ will come as a reigning King. It is a season of delights - lights and music and food and of course gifts to remind us of the greatest gift of God with us - Immanuel.

Even so - many struggle with losses and hurts, that feel even heavier through Advent. And though Christ’s birth was joyful, he would come to be known as a man of sorrows. So whether you come with a light heart looking for delight, or a heavy heart looking for support, here are a few resources to fuel your hope this Advent Season.

DEVOTIONALS - TOP 5

Advent JOY! (Adam)

Simple Tradition Hope, Peace, Joy, Love (Advent Wreath)

25 Readings for December from John Piper (DesiringGod.org)

Daily Advent devos from Gospel in Life (Tim Keller)

Advent Project 2025 (Biola Center for Christianity, Culture & the Arts)

DEVOTIONALS - Still amazing

How to Avoid the Holiday Hustle (The Gospel Coalition)

All TGC Advent Resources

YouVersion App Advent Devotional

FAMILY

For DADS - holiday leadership for the family… (10-min podcast - just listen), and for a family project - they have a free plan to garage-build a manger - let’s go!

Jesse tree devotional and family craft from Ann Voskamp (we are doing this)- we printed out all the pages and read them each night as a family, then the kids find the appropriate decoration (all pictures from the OT of Christ) and hang it on our tree.

Easy Daily Advent Devos for families (Jonathan Williams - PDF download) and his main Advent page here

For families with younger children, we really enjoyed The Advent Book – daily readings with "pop up" windows to see what's happening in the Christmas story.

How to help those who struggle with the holidays (iHope Florence PDF)

Game Planning Strategy for weird family gatherings (Sandhurst.net/blog)

Finances - 25 Way to Save Money this Christmas (Dave Ramsey Solutions)

BOOKS

Come Let us Adore Him by Paul David Tripp

Unto Us, ed. by Brisley & Kennedy

The Dawn of Redeeming Grace, by Sinclair Ferguson

Repeat the Sounding Joy, by Christopher Ash

The Wonder of Advent, by Chris Tiegreen

Because of Bethlehem, by Max Lucado

Gifts of Grace by Jared Wilson

For the naturalist - Heaven and Nature Sing by Hannah Anderson