The Perfect Gift: Unwrapping True Joy for Christmas - Paperback

by Barney Cargile III (Author)

With all the pressures that come with Christmas, it's a wonder there's any joy at all. The Perfect Gift helps you calmly start and end your day with an uplifting five-minute devotion centered on the real celebration of the season: Christ himself. With two entries a day from December 1 to December 25, remember why it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Amid the Christmas chaos, keep your heart fixed on what truly matters.

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Unwrap True Joy This Christmas

Is Christmas the most wonderful time of your year? Or, like so many others, do you lose your joy somewhere between the Christmas lights and the toy aisle?

This year, rediscover authentic joy throughout the Advent season. With two five-minute devotions a day from December 1 to December 25, keep your focus on the true celebration--Christ himself. Featuring down-to-earth, often amusing stories alongside spiritual insights, these morning and evening readings guide you through the season and make all that wrapping, shopping, baking, and decorating joyful instead of joyless.

Find your Christmas spirit restored and your mood lifted as you absorb the truths of Scripture and celebrate the good news of the birth of our Savior.

Author Biography

Barney Cargile III has served in pastoral ministry since 1976, currently with Santa Rosa Christian Church as community pastor. Recently widowed, he and his wife were married for 50 years. He continues to live on their small organic farm in Santa Rosa, California. Father of two, grandfather of seven, and great-grandfather of two, Cargile also works with The Ark sober living environment and the Redwood Gospel Mission.