Do Nothing... Christmas is Coming: An Advent Calendar with a Difference
by Stephen Cottrell
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Manufacturer: Church House Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780715141649
ISBN: 0715141643
Label: Church House Publishing
Number Of Pages: 64
Publication Date: 2008-08
Publisher: Church House Publishing
Studio: Church House Publishing
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Summary: take a deep breath, and gain some perspective
Comment: I read Bishop of Reading Stephen Cottrell's little book 'Do Nothing to Change Your Life' a while back, and for his latest book he has applied his laid back philosophy to the monster of the consumerist Christmas.
'Do Nothing - Christmas is Coming' is "an advent calendar with a difference", a series of reflections for each day of advent. Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy, but in reality often becomes a time when "all the conflicting demands and expectations that we experience every day in our dispersed and fragmented lives seem at their worst", as Cottrell says. What we need is to take a deep breath, and gain some perspective.
The reflections here address topics such as debt, in-laws, Christmas card lists, Santa, all in a low-key, humorous and accessible way. Cottrell invites us to be more outward looking, more relaxed about our expectations, and pinpoints the ironies of the season: "odd, when the Christmas story is about God coming to earth to pay our debts, to show us how to live, to show us what being human could look like, that we respond by running up more debt." He does all this with a gentle approach to spirituality, making the book accessible to both Christians and non-Christians.
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Summary: Excellent help in de-stressing and refocusing Christmas
Comment: This is (hurrah!) an advent calendar for grown-ups so it's best to buy/give before December if possible. If you are looking for a way of making Christmas less hectic and more meaningful, this little book is the one to pick. For each day of December there are two sparsely filled pages of thoughts, quotes and suggestions to shake out the stresses and refill advent with the peace, hope and joy our Christmas card greetings promise. It's designed to be given as a gift - blurb on the back says "the kids are opening their chocolate calendars and I've just got this poxy book" - and would be ideal as one.
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