Gobsmacked: Daily Devotions for Advent

For several years, pastor/poet Thom Shuman has written daily devotions for Advent, sending them out through his popular blogs and books.

In this collection of readings for the four weeks of Advent, Thom introduces us to, among others, "Dusty the Church Dog", Mr. Pete the "Drum man."

In this collection Mary, the mother of Jesus, goes for a contemplative skate on a frozen pond where "praises piggyback until her soul topples over," and John the Baptist tries to explain his purpose to a very perplexed Senator and chairperson of the board - a collection of personal and universal, imaginative and biblically rooted reflections.