Damascus by Hannah Jessen Conway

The book is far more beautiful than it shows online.

This Advent devotional is absolutely stunning! The rich red velvet cover with gold lettering makes it such a beautiful addition to my bookshelf. I’m really looking forward to spending time with it this Advent season!

The devotional is thoughtfully organized around the four themes of Advent: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. Each section begins with an introduction to the theme and a prayer to help prepare your heart. The daily readings include Scripture to focus on, a deeper reflection on the theme, and a thoughtful question to encourage personal reflection and application.

I love how the book combines the beauty of the Advent season with intentional time in Scripture, prayer, and reflection. It feels like such a meaningful way to slow down and prepare our hearts for Christmas.

I think this is my fourth order from HR this year. Love for myself, love even more for meaningful gifts for friends!

Product is physically exceptional, beautiful hardback book cover is like Red Velvet with gold embossing! In glancing through the content I look forward to celebrating Advent in it!

It is just what I was expecting!

This book is so beautifully made. I can’t wait to begin working through it!

This is a beautifully written study that marries the traditional Advent story with Paul’s journey. It’s a warm and inviting read that will have you coming back year after year and gleaning new encouragement from it every time!

From the moment I held the royal red velvet and gold cover (a gift fit for a newborn King) I knew I was in for a journey like no other. This is not your typical Advent devotional. Hannah beautifully weaves Paul’s story with our own, making it personal and applicable to readers today. Jesus’s birth makes it possible for Paul and each of us to be re-born, and that is the true meaning and Gift of Christmas. Not only is this devotional packed with scriptural promises and truth, gorgeous colors and artwork are a delight for the eye.

I receive my advent reading just a few few days ago. I was gonna wait until the first day of event to open it, but my curiosity could not wait I read the the first eight pages and loved it. But I did put it away, and I am gonna wait until the end of November to settle in with a cup of hot tea and start my journey.

What the beautiful book!!

I was very intrigued how Hannah would marry the Damascus story with the Christmas story, but I thought she did it wonderfully. I still felt like I was reading an Advent devotional even though we spent most of the time in texts other than the Advent story. That's not easy, and she did it really well.

I loved this study. I have not thoroughly enjoyed an Advent study in a long time. I think mostly because the material seems the same to me-points I have read and re-read so many times. The truth of Advent and the Christmas story was told in a different way and it really resonated with me. There is so much truth here-there is so much we should be thankful for, hope for, long for. Using Paul as the main narrator of this study was excellent and I would recommend this study to friends-new and seasoned believers.

This is a study one could come back to year after year and glean something new each Advent season. It sparked more interest in Paul's story and makes me want to study the New Testament readings more. Hannah gives personal touches, deep challenges, and needed encouragement to readers. She really gets to the heart of Advent beautifully.