The Women of Christmas
Experience the Season Afresh with Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna
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Sep 17, 2013 | 224 Pages
ISBN: 9781601425416
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About The Women of Christmas
A sacred season is about to unfold for three women whose hearts belong to God.
Elizabeth is barren, yet her trust in God remains fertile. Mary is betrothed in marriage, yet she is willing to bear God’s Son. Anna is a widow full of years, yet she waits patiently, prayerfully for the Messiah to appear in the temple courts.
Following in their footsteps, you too can prepare for the Savior to enter your heart, your mind, and your life in a vibrant, new way. Best-selling author Liz Curtis Higgs explores the biblical stories of Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna, unwrapping each verse with tender care and introducing you afresh to The Women of Christmas.
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“Breathtaking! The Women of Christmas is tender and joy filled and funny and faithful. With genuine warmth, profound wisdom, and refreshing wonder, Liz Curtis Higgs offers up a perfect seasonal blend—just what every woman in the midst of Christmas needs. I savored every word.”
—Ann Voskamp, author of the New York Times bestseller One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
“Liz Curtis Higgs ably mines the Scriptures, revealing undiscovered treasures in the familiar story. Through the pages of this powerful little book, we get to peer into the hearts of these women and find our own hearts melting at the beauty of God’s grace.”
—Nancy Guthrie, author of the Bible study series Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament
“This season delight your friends with an early gift of The Women of Christmas, inviting them to see how Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna were part of God’s great plan to rescue us. As Liz puts it, ‘Never doubt for a moment that women matter to the Almighty.’”
—Dee Brestin, author of Idol Lies: Facing the Truth About Our Deepest Desires
“The Women of Christmas invites us to steal away with our Savior during the hustle and bustle of one of the busiest seasons of the year. In her warm and welcoming voice, Liz Curtis Higgs draws us into the compelling stories of the women who surrounded our Messiah’s birth and encourages us to consider our own relationship with him. An inspirational and biblically rich devotional. What a wonderful way to experience Christmas!”
—Kelly Minter, author of Nehemiah: A Heart That Can Break
About Liz Curtis Higgs
In her bestselling series of Bad Girls of the Bible books, workbooks, and videos, Liz Curtis Higgs breathes new life into ancient tales about the most infamous—and intriguing—women in scriptural history, from Jezebel to Mary Magdalene. She is the author of more than 30 books, with more than 4.6 million copies in print. Her popular nonfiction books include Bad Girls of the Bible, Really Bad Girls of the Bible, Unveiling Mary Magdalene, Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible, Rise and Shine, and Embrace Grace. She’s also the author of the award-winning novels Here Burns My Candle and Mine Is the Night. Her children’s Parable series received a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion for Excellence, her nonfiction book Embrace Grace won a 2007 Retailers Choice Award, and her novel Whence Came a Prince received a 2006 Christy Award for Best Historical Novel. Here Burns My Candle was named 2010 Best Inspirational Romance by Romantic Times Book Reviews, and her 2011 novel, Mine Is the Night, was a New York Times bestseller. On the personal side, Liz is married to Bill Higgs, PhD, who serves as director of operations for her speaking and writing office. Liz and Bill enjoy their old Kentucky home, a nineteenth-century farmhouse in Louisville, and are the proud parents of two college grads, Matthew and Lillian. Visit Liz’s website, LizCurtisHiggs.com.Featured Videos
iz Curtis Higgs and Kyle Idleman talk about some of the Good Girls of the Bible
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Product Details
224 pages | Published by WaterBrook
On Sale Date: Sep 17, 2013
Trim Size: 5-3/16 x 8
Carton Quantity: 12
Sneak Peek
Read the first chapter of The Women of Christmas.
God Reached Down from Heaven with the Best Gift of All
A sacred season is about to unfold for three women whose hearts belong to God. Elizabeth is barren, yet her trust in God remains fertile. Mary is betrothed in marriage, yet she is willing to bear Gods Son. Anna is a widow full of years, yet she waits patiently, prayerfully for the Messiah to appear in the temple courts.News
DOWNLOAD: Bible Study Guide for The Women of Christmas
The Women of Christmas is much more than a pretty hardcover gift book with gold embossed lettering. Its also a Bible study filled with substance and heart, designed to encourage you in Christ. Since it does not require a lot of homework, it is the perfect study to prepare you for the season to come. Use it for individual study or in a group. Liz Curtis Higgs offers a FREE GUIDE full of helpful tips and ideas.
Get it here: How to Use the Women of Christmas as a Bible Study.2014
RELATED VIDEO: Liz Curtis Higgs and Ann Voskamp share Christmas memories, recipes, and teachings at “the Farm.” (Filmed in 2013).
Mary Was Unique Because God Chose Her
“The virgin’s name was Mary. Luke 1:27
A second reminder of her innocence. One meaning of her name is ‘bitter,’ perhaps a hint of her sorrow to come. Being loved by God would not spare her the heartaches and tragedies of life. Yet in the Bible we never see any bitterness in her words or actions. Impressive, no?
She was ‘likely uneducated and probably came from a poor family.’ Like the child she bore, who ‘had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him,’ Mary, I suspect, was rather plain in appearance. Certainly in her dress and speech, perhaps also in her face and figure, she was unremarkable.
But God didn’t choose Mary because she was unique. Mary was unique because God chose her. He knew her tender heart, [ … ]
God’s Virtue
Mary was full of Gods grace simply because God chose to bless her. We have no description of her being holy or pious or deserving. She was a virgin, yes, but not perfect, not without sin. For Jesus to be fully the Son of Man, his mother had to be fully human.
What made Mary worthy of her calling was not her virtue; it was Gods virtue. Thats why her story gives every woman a generous measure of hope. God takes us as we are and uses us as he will, for our good and for his glory. Talk about being endued with grace!
Excerpted from The Women of Christmas by Liz Curtis Higgs
Watch Liz’s Christmas video special with Ann Voskamp here.
Daily Reflection: How is God using you, just as you are, for His glory [ … ]
NEWS: Liz Curtis Higgs Featured on iBelieve.com
iBelieve.com has featured an article entitled “The Good Shepherd” by Liz Curtis Higgs, author of The Women of Christmas.
Writes Higgs, “Shepherds were despised. They couldn’t keep the ceremonial laws while traveling about the hills, they were often regarded as thieves, and because they were considered unreliable, they were not permitted to give evidence in court. Yet this was whom God chose for his witnesses and entrusted with his good news. Men of humble means, they too were homeless, living outside ‘under the open sky’ (amp) near Bethlehem.”
To read the whole article, visit iBelieve.com.
Impossibilites and Miracles
“ and they were both very old.” Luke 1:7
We don’t know their ages, whether forty or sixty or eighty. We know only that Elizabeth and Zechariah were “well stricken in years” (asv). More to the point, they were “too old to have children” (God’s Word), just like the patriarch Abraham, and his wife, Sarah. We know how that story ended: with a baby in ninety-year-old Sarah’s arms!
The stage was set for God to intervene and make the impossible possible.
Christmas is all about miracles. The first one is ready to unfold.
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Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” Luke 18:27. What “impossibility” are you facing in your life? Are you ready to put it entirely in God’s hands?
Excerpted from The Women of Christmas by Liz Curtis Higgs
VIDEO: Christmas at the Farm with Ann Voskamp and Liz Curtis Higgs
Prepare your heart for the holy season to come with New York Times bestselling authors and Women of Faith speakers, Ann Voskamp and Liz Curtis Higgs. During their FREE special webcast, “Christmas at the Farm: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas,” Liz and Ann will be sharing soul-reviving family traditions, some easy yet wildly memorable recipes from the kitchen, and some practical ways for your own sane and sacred Christmassome soul-nourishment, much warmth and a lot of laughter!
Kick the season off with what your soul really needsChristmas like you’ve never quite experienced it before… and more like the Christmas you’ve always yearned for.
AnnVoskamp.com – or – LizCurtisHiggs.com
