Christmas or confusion, Bethlehem or Bedlam… Which will you choose this year? The
truth is, we don’t have to choose, because Christmas always happens right in the
midst of our confusion. God breaks into our confusion and makes himself known as a
human boy. Christmas and confusion--weren’t they intimately related at the first
Christmas when Jesus was born? Sometimes we forget that. But, that’s what this book
is about--how Christ breaks into our chaos and confusion and brings Christmas--how
Bethlehem always happens in the midst of bedlam. This thematic Advent study for 2013
has five sessions--one for each Sunday of Advent and one for Christmas. Each session
is related to the overall theme of the book. This year's theme is Bethlehem or
Bedlam? Discussion questions are included.
