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Advent reading resources:

Jotham’s Journey by Arnold Ytreeide

The Mystery Hidden for Ages by Sally Michael

Good News of Great Joy by John Piper

Come, Let Us Adore Him by Paul Tripp

Love Came Down at Christmas by Sinclair Ferguson

Repeat the Sounding Joy by Christopher Ash

Recapturing the Glory of Christmas by Albert Mohler, Jr.