A Better Than Anything Christmas

It's December again. Christmas is just around the corner. Gather your family around. Open up this book. And get ready to celebrate the amazing gift of Jesus and the blessings he brings to us, not only at Christmas, but year-round! There truly is nothing (and no one!) better.

Families will love reading this 25-day Advent devotional together! With daily Bible discussion, interactive questions, and lots of extra activities, "A Better Than Anything Christmas" will light up your children’s eyes and bring joy to your heart. Drawing on decades of experience, Barbara Reaoch beautifully uses simple language to paint deep truth. Simply charming.

Young families today want to celebrate the Savior's birth in a creative, fun and meaningful way—a new way! Barbara Reaoch delivers the perfect 'package' of fresh ideas in her excellent new book, A Better Than Anything Christmas. The colorful illustrations, interactive projects, family discussion points, stories, and more focus every member of the family on the extraordinary gifts that Jesus Christ brought with him when he came to earth. As you prepare for the Advent season, consider this unique book as your Christmas-toolbox; I give it my double thumbs-up!

This is yet another outstanding family devotional book for the Christmas season by Barbara Reaoch. If you’ve been blessed by any of her previous books, you’ll enjoy this one as well. She has a knack for starting with something interesting to children and quickly turning it to Jesus and the Bible. This one will appeal both to younger and older children, and parts of each chapter are directed to both groups. The book is imaginatively interactive as well; not just something for kids to listen to. Best of all is how she conveys 25 core truths about Christ in a simple way to show the children how Jesus is Better Than Anything.

Would you like to offer your family an escape from the rush and crush of Christmas for a few minutes each day in December? That’s exactly what Barbara Reaoch’s new family devotional will help you do! "A Better Than Anything Christmas" shows us how to lead our children to the One who is better than anything that a Christ-less Christmas tries to offer. With simple—but profound—ways to gather around relevant Scriptures, along with age appropriate questions and activities, Barbara helps us discover together all the “betters" that Jesus came to give. I can’t wait to use this with the children in my life!

With helpful illustrations and activities, this is a great resource that will help you and your kids dig into the Gospel truths of Christmas. Deepen your enjoyment of Christmas this year by taking your family through this engaging devotional.

Barbara does an outstanding job of keeping the focus on the centrality of Jesus in twenty-five of his incomparable gifts: the main and best gift being himself. The personalized artwork your children will add could make this book a family heirloom, revisited by your children's children.

This little book turns our eyes towards the amazing gift of Jesus at Christmas in a beautifully simple way, yet with enough depth that even older children and adults can be drawn to deeper faith and worship. I'm already thinking about who I might give a copy to!

In a world where Christmas is more commercialized than ever before, it is all too easy for parents to drown in the noise of it all. Barbara Reaoch’s "A Better Than Anything Christmas" is a welcome and refreshing opportunity for parents to zero in on what is truly important: the gospel. The daily advent readings and questions make for excellent family discussions around who Jesus is and why He came. We loved Barbara’s "A Jesus Christmas" for how it offered our children an opportunity to grapple with big doctrinal ideas in a way that was easily digestible, even cross-culturally. I look forward to sharing "A Better Than Anything Christmas" with the family this Christmas, most especially for how it promotes theologically robust discussion and a deepening and enduring understanding of God’s Word. From toddlers to teens, this devotional offers far greater value than even the most beautifully wrapped packages beneath the tree.

Barbara Reaoch has given parents a Christmas gift by providing an enjoyable, attainable, and theologically rich family devotional they’re sure to appreciate during the busy holiday season. No need to gather glue sticks and glitter or find a spare hour—just gather the family on the couch and follow the short, simple structure toward twenty-five days of engaging Christ-centered family worship. We look forward to introducing our five children to A Better Than Anything Christmas this season!

Many Advent devotionals focus on creating good feelings connected to Christmas and traditions, but Barbara Reaoch consistently points us to Jesus in her Advent readings. More than anything, I want my children to walk away from our Advent season with bigger, better view of our Savior, and Barbara’s devotions help them do just that. The daily patterns of A Better Than Anything Christmas are easy to practice and adapt to your family’s needs with special cues for older and younger children. If you’re new to celebrating Advent, A Better Than Anything Christmas equips you with everything you need to begin. And because of the daily "Jesus is…” statements, you’ll come away with a deeper love for Christ. My family enjoyed reading A Jesus Christmas last Advent season, and we're grateful to have another solid resource to use this year!

This is a fantastic devotion for families to use in the days leading up to Christmas! With clear explanations, relatable seasonal illustrations and differentiated questions, all ages will be helped as they dig into and respond to a variety of passages in a variety of ways. I have no doubt that young and old will be thrilled when they see again and again—and AGAIN—why Jesus really is the very best. The truths certainly made my heart sing!