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    The Advent Investigator: A Fact-Finding Devotional for Students and Their Families
    The Advent Investigator: A Fact-Finding Devotional for Students and Their Families
    The Advent Investigator: A Fact-Finding Devotional for Students and Their Families
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    The Advent Investigator: A Fact-Finding Devotional for Students and Their Families

    By Jamye Doerfler

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    Is there more to the story of Christmas than what we see in tabletop Nativity sets or drive-through reenactments?

     

    The Advent Investigator challenges pre-teens, young teens and families to look behind the scenes and dig into the facts and events that led to Jesus's birth using the who, what, where, when, why and how of investigative reporting. Students (and adults!) will be led to "connect the dots" of history, prophecy, and the Incarnation as they study and then apply what they've learned to their own lives.

     

    Each of the twenty lessons and four bonus lessons contain rich, impactful application points, grounded in solid theology but written in language young believers can grasp. Discussion questions and guided prayer prompts create opportunities for families to work through the content together. The concluding devotional reviews the findings and invites readers to investigate their own relationship with Christ.

     

    The Advent Investigator is designed for students to work on their own and discuss with their families but may also be used in small groups or in a classroom. Additional resources for homeschoolers and Christian educators are available on the author's website.

     

    Note: the print version of this book is published by Committee for Discipleship Ministries (CDM), of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJBSD Writing
    Release dateOct 1, 2023
    ISBN9798223388319
    The Advent Investigator: A Fact-Finding Devotional for Students and Their Families
    Author

    Jamye Doerfler

    Jamye Doerfler has a B.A. in English and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She is the wife of Peter, a pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America, and mother of three boys. She writes about cultivating a joyful, faith-filled family life on her website. Author photo by Shack Shelley.

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