Month: November 2018

The Purpose of Advent

Tom and Marsha through the kitchen window

Those first twenty-five days of December we call Advent. It’s a time when we look forward to the coming of Christmas. But more than that, it exercises our spirits, prepares us for the Coming of the Lord, period. It stretches our souls so that we may see the kingdom of God come with power, as Jesus predicted to his apostles in Mark’s Gospel. That may mean his Second Coming; it may mean those special comings in which Jesus comes to us personally in some way, whether something as subtle as the smile of a friend, or something as dramatic as the Transfiguration. And Advent prepares us, most important of all, to apprehend the profound significance of our Lord’s Incarnation, his First Coming.

How do we get ready for the Coming of the Lord? When Marsha and I know the grandchildren are coming, we get the house ready. I should say, Marsha gets the house ready and I do what she tells me to do. She transforms our living room into a play room, she blocks the fireplace with toys and makes that corner into a play kitchen. And so on… And then we wait with bated breath, our hearts standing on tiptoe, waiting, waiting, waiting…

Advent is a season of waiting and expectation. We get our house ready, the house of the heart. As I said earlier, it exercises our spirits. And even though we may think we are only getting ready for Christmas, we are “getting in shape” to welcome the Lord, however he chooses to come. We look for Christ’s Coming and are built up in faith because he has come. And as we fathom that First Coming—it prepares us for his further Coming. But its preparation lies in the fact that this Coming of the Lord needs to be grasped by us for its own sake. The preparation is almost a glorious side effect. Virtue and grace are communicated to our spirits as we truly appreciate Christ’s Incarnation, his First Coming.

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THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT JUST RELEASED:  THE INCARNATION – TWENTY-FIVE POEMS FOR ADVENT  ON THE WORD MADE FLESH

THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT JUST RELEASED: THE INCARNATION – TWENTY-FIVE POEMS FOR ADVENT ON THE WORD MADE FLESH

The beloved poems of Thomas Ryder Worth now available!

Brooklyn, NY, November 21, 2018 –

Thomas Ryder Worth’s long-awaited Christmas poems are finally available to the public this Christmas and Advent Season. EvangAlliance Publications wants readers and their families to experience the gospel afresh in the “key of the incarnation” within the pages of The Incarnation – Twenty-five Poems for Advent on the Word Made Flesh, their newly released title.   Not only will the reader find a beautifully unique collection of Advent poems, prayers and meditations from author, Thomas Ryder Worth, but they will touch the gospel afresh within the pages.

“This music of the gospel,

‘the glad tidings which shall be for all people,’

was written in the key of the Incarnation.

And when all is said and done,

it must resolve itself in that keynote

in profound and eternal ways.”

-Thomas Ryder Worth, The Incarnation

Kilby wrote, “Poetry makes the half man whole by saying the things which he feels but cannot say.” This is exactly what readers sense when they read The Incarnation – Twenty-five Poems for Advent on the Word Made Flesh.

Publisher James G. Palumbo notes, “EvangAlliance Publications is dedicated to publishing classic Christian literature.  The Incarnation – Twenty-five Poems for Advent on the Word Made Flesh is one such classic every reader will want on their shelves. Why?  Because they will fall more in love with the One who became incarnate and dwelt among us.”

The incredible folk-art plates in the book have an incredible story behind them. Bulgarian artist, Petrana Petsova’s early Christian-themed paintings were seized and burned by the communists in her village.  She was also a beekeeper and found that the canvases fit perfectly into the beehives. She would remove random honeycomb-frames and replace them with the finished canvases. She successfully hid the paintings there until the fall of communism in 1991.

This collection will be cherished by readers for years to come, and more editions are planned through 2021.  Readers are also invited to contribute their own Incarnation poems for the Incarnation blog with possible inclusion in a future edition.

The Incarnation is available for purchase from Amazon and the audio-book from Audible and iTunes.  It is perfect as a personal, family or church devotional, coffee-table book, Daily Reading for Advent, or Christmas gift for a loved one.

For more information visit:  www.IncarnationPoems.org

“I have been a pastor for over thirty years and a Bible teacher for almost forty, but I have been a poet of the Incarnation the longest—forty-four years.  The Incarnation is a poetic Advent Calendar, with a poem for each day in December leading up to Christmas.  May the Lord bless you as you make your way through my reflections on the Coming of our Lord Jesus,” writes Dr. Worth

If you would like more information about this topic, or wish to schedule an interview, book signing or speaking engagement with the author, or would like special church pricing, please contact Carl Dobrowolski, Goodwill Rights Management at: carl@goodwillrights.com.

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About EvangAlliance Publications – EvangAlliance is a non-profit organization seeking to deliver Christ-centered content that is relevant, contemporary, and deeply impactful. The goal of its founder, Jim Palumbo, is to go beyond “nice and interesting” and to empower people to draw near to God and meaningfully change their lives, families, communities, and the world. Look for another collection of Thomas Ryder Worth poems on The Incarnation in 2019, and their upcoming books, The Foundations of the FaithJesus According to John, and Start Your Business Today: 101 Business Ideas You Can Start with Almost No Money or Education

About Goodwill Rights Management Corp.:  Headquartered in New York City, Goodwill Rights Management Corp. acquires top quality Christian content as well as licenses rights to numerous resources, including Bible translations and best-selling titles across categories.

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