ADVENT DEVOTIONAL

Kevin Kessler, pastor at Canton, is the author of this year’s Church of the Brethren Advent devotional booklet from Brethren Press, titled “All Things New.”

The description says, in part: Advent is a season of the church year in which we are reminded that God listens. Pleas and prayers were answered when God arrived among us in Jesus, the name that means God is my help. ... As you hear the yearning of people in these readings, perhaps you will connect at a very deep and personal level. You may be reminded of your desire for renewal, restoration, redemption, revival. May you find your new identity in the encounters you have with the One who came to us in the flesh, who lived and loved among us, who resides with us still.”

Order at www.brethrenpress.com ($4.50 each) or by calling 800-441-3712.