If you want to try something different for Advent this year, Bethlehems Closet -- A Reunion of Grace is a great resource that provides congregations with an intriguing learning experience. Its a unique series of five monologues telling the fascinating stories, warts and all, of the women mentioned in Matthews genealogy of Jesus. Donald Neidigk believes that the embarrassing events in some of these womens lives are important for us to know, since they demonstrate that Jesus was born into an imperfect family, with secrets in the closet, just like you and me. And that makes him a sympathetic Savior -- exactly what we need. So even though the shepherds and wise men may be more typical of the seasons characters, Bethlehems Closet -- A Reunion of Grace offers a refreshing way to celebrate Christs birth. Each monologue comes with a childrens message (using easily obtained objects to reinforce the lesson) and a convenient order of worship.The monologues examine these women:• Tamar -- A Wronged Widow• Rahab -- A Former Prostitute • Ruth -- A Moabite Convert• Bathsheba -- A Violated Wife• Mary -- A Young MotherDonald H. Neidigk is a graduate of New Mexico State University (B.S.) and Denver Seminary (M.Div.), with additional graduate study at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is currently the pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and also serves as the Circuit Counselor for the Sandia South Circuit of the Rocky Mountain District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Neidigk is the author of The Gifts of Lent and Conversations With the Savior (CSS).
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