Unwrapping the Names of Jesus: An Advent Devotional

About the Author ASHERITAH CIUCIU is a bestselling writer and speaker, wife to her high school sweetheart Flaviu, and mama to three spunky kiddos. She grew up in Romania as a missionary kid and studied English and Women's Ministry at Cedarville University. Her passion is helping women find joy in Jesus through creative and consistent time with God's Word. Discover your creative Quiet Time personality at www.OneThingAlone.com. How to focus on Christ during AdventMost Christians agree that Christmas is all about Jesus, yet most of us spend little time preparing our hearts to celebrate Him. Why is this? Partly because we don?t know how.In Unwrapping the Names of Jesus, Asheritah Ciuciu leads readers through the four weeks of Advent (Hope, Preparation, Joy, and Love). Each week:Begins with an interactive family devotional that equips readers to celebrate Advent together Offers five daily reflections that focus on that week's name of JesusIncludes suggestions for fun-filled family activities or service projects This devotional can be used by readers in their own personal worship times or as a tool to engage in family worship during the busy holiday season. Either way, participants will gain a greater sense of awe and wonder at who Jesus is.By focusing on the person and character of Jesus throughout the Advent season, readers will prepare their hearts so that when they admire the live nativity, sit in the candlelight service, or wake up on Christian morning, they can join the faithful who sing from the bottom of their hearts, "O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!" Review As someone who grew up in a Christian home but in a denomination that did not celebrate Advent, I have been looking for a biblical guide to worship in anticipation of Christmas since I first heard of the tradition several years back. Finally, Asheritah Ciuciu has written the devotional I had been longing for. Unwrapping the Names of Jesus will be a book I will go back to each Christmas season and will be a hallmark of the holiday for years to come.Erin Odom, Author of More Than Just Making It and You Can Stay Home With Your KidsThe real joy of Christmas comes through the slow unwrapping of God?s great gift to us, Jesus Christ. Through beautiful reflections and guided prayers in Unwrapping the Names of Jesus, Asheritah facilitates this savoring of Christ. I can?t wait to take my children through this book!Christine Hoover, Author of Searching for Spring: How God Makes All Things Beautiful in Time and Messy Beautiful FriendshipAt a time when so many Christians are prone to miss the beauty of the reason we celebrate Christmas, lost in the shuffle of expectations and busyness, Asheritah reminds us with depth and clarity of the One who came to bring the joy of salvation. This is a treat to share with your family during Advent season as you prepare your hearts for Christmas.Mike Castelli, Lead Pastor, The Chapel in GreenUnwrapping the Names of Jesus is a gift to readers. Through beautiful insight and attention to detail, every devotion deepens our understanding of who Jesus is, and why we celebrate Him not only in the Advent season, but in every season of our lives. This will be a staple during Advent, one we will read year after year. It?s a book that invites us to rediscover the depth of Jesus? love for us, through the understanding of His many meaningful names, which all point to the love of God the Father, through His Son, Jesus, Light of the World, Prince of Peace, Lamb of God.  Kris Camealy, Author of Come, Lord Jesus: The Weight Of WaitingI have seen a lot of Advent devotionals, but Unwrapping the Names of Jesus is first in the class. Combining substantive theological truth, creative ideas, and personal warmth, Asheritah Ciuciu invites her readers to join her in celebrating the Advent season by focusing their minds and their hearts on Jesus. I heartily recommend it!Daniel J. Estes, Distinguished Professor of Old Te