Do you long for a more honest, imaginative, and Scripture-rich companion for the Advent season?
A devotional willing to acknowledge the darkness of the world, so you might rejoice more fully in the arrival of Jesus, the Light of the World?
In this beautiful and honest 25-day Advent devotional exploring the biblical them of exile, Caroline Cobb weaves together Scripture, song, biblical imagery, and responsive exercises to help you joyfully celebrate Christ’s first arrival at Christmas... and eagerly anticipate His second.
Advent for Exiles will help you:
break away from the hurried holiday pace, and daily stoke your anticipation for Jesus’s coming
engage both your mind and your imagination in the truth of God’s Word
walk in the shoes of the Old Testament exiles, linking arms with them as they ache for the Messiah
travel the Advent road from darkness to daybreak, exile to homecoming, and wilderness to a flourishing garden
explore how the full story of Scripture—from creation to Christ’s return—informs and expands your delight at Christmas
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Each day of the devotional, you will find a song lyric, a Scripture reading, a reflection, and a prompt to respond. You can listen along to the songs in this playlist.
Before her thirtieth birthday, Caroline Cobb set a goal to write a song for every book of the Bible in one year. That year set a new calling into motion: to tell God’s Story through music, writing, and other creative work, helping you rehearse it and respond to it as you go about your everyday life. Her most recent album, Psalms: The Poetry of Prayer (May 2023) gives voice to a rich range of prayers from the Psalms and builds on Caroline’s previous Story-telling projects A King & His Kindness (2021), A Seed, A Sunrise (2020), a Home & a Hunger (2017), and the Blood + the Breath (2013). Caroline has been featured by Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, The Rabbit Room, Risen Motherhood and many more, with a Home & a Hunger named among “The Best Albums of the Decade (2010’s)” by The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband Nick live in Dallas, Texas with their three children Ellie, Harrison, and Libby. Advent for Exiles is Caroline’s first book.
Artist Stephen Procopio illustrated the cover and interior of Advent for Exiles. Symbolism abounds, and we invite readers to explore the drawings for delightful details and meaningful pen strokes. Two prime examples include the use of the myrrh plant as symbolic of exile, and the gold ribbon representing a journey through that exile.