Journey With Me Through Christmas: An advent devotional

by Catherine Campbell

Publisher:

IVP

, 2025

Overview

The Christmas story is full of journeys.

• Joseph and Mary make their way to Bethlehem 
• Wise men eagerly follow a new star in the night sky 
• The God of heaven comes to Earth as ’God with us’... perhaps the most wonderous journey of all.

In this 25-day Advent devotional, Catherine Campbell invites you to take your own journey through the Christmas season.

Featuring Catherine’s trademark blend of immersive biblical retellings, thought-provoking devotionals and warm encouragements to meet God in prayer, Journey With Me Through Christmas will take you beyond the shiny Christmas decorations and lead you to Jesus. 

Contents

Introduction

1. The Seeing Donkey (Numbers 24:17)

2. The Reward of Waiting (Luke 3:4-5)

3. Unwrap the Joy (Luke 2:9-10)

4. Express Delivery (Luke 1:19)

5. Unbelievable? (Luke 1:30-31)

6. Any and Every Way (Matthew 1:20)

7. Empathy (Luke 1:39-40)

8. A long way from Eden (Luke 1:46-47, 49)

9. His - story (Jeremiah 1:12 NLT)

10. Awkward Moments (Luke 2:3)

11. Not so Little (1 Samuel 16:1)

12. From Heaven to Earth (John 1:14)

13. He’s Arrived! (Luke 2:6-7 NLT)

14. Of Shepherds and Angels (1 Corinthians 1:28-29)

15. Let’s go! (Luke 2:15)

16. Treasured (Luke 2:18-19)

17. His Star (Matthew 2:9)

18. We didn’t expect that! (Luke 24:21)

19. Are you ready? (Mark 1:3)

20. Anger and Apathy (Jeremiah 29:13)

21. Indescribable (2 Corinthians 9:15 NLT)

22. Do you see Him? (2 Peter 1:16)

23. Hope for the Hopeless (Matthew 1:21; 12:21 NLT)

24. The unopened Gift (John 3:16)

25. A New Day Dawns (2 Corinthians 4:6)

Postscript.

Praise for Journey With Me Through Christmas

"From the first chapter I was hooked! Who begins a Christmas devotional with a seeing donkey? Catherine does and she keeps our attention and stirs our imagination all the way to the dawning of a new day."

"With engaging stories and profound insights from Scripture, Catherine gently rubs away the tarnish of familiarity so that the wonder of God fulfilling his promises by becoming human shimmers with fresh invitations to astonishment and worship. Prepare to be comforted, challenged, and renewed in joy as you journey with Jesus into the great adventure of his birth."

"This is an enchanting Advent calendar in words that leads us to Christmas in all its wonder. Every meditation is thoughtful and fresh, reverent and relevant. Some take us deep into the great truths of Christmas, others focus on illuminating incidentals: all are a delight."

Product Details

• Title: Journey With Me Through Christmas: An advent devotional
• Author: Catherine Campbell
• Publisher: IVP
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 144
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781789745139, 9781789745122, 1789745128, 1789745136
• Resource ID: LLS:9781789745139
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-08-23T07:18:13Z

About Catherine Campbell

Catherine Campbell lives with her husband in Northern Ireland. Previously, she worked as a nurse but now spends her time writing and speaking. Many of her books focus on issues surrounding life's tough stuff and what the Bible has to say in response. Two of her three children were born with profound disabilities, and this experience provided the catalyst for Catherine's literary journey.

Catherine is the author of several books, including God Knows Your Name, Journey With Me and Consider Him. She also writes devotionals for Our Daily Bread and has contributed numerous articles to a variety of Christian magazines including Woman Alive and Together Magazine.