Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas

Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas by Kevin Scully was published by BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) in September 2009 and is our 9646th best seller. The ISBN for Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas is 9781841016771.

Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas is a collection of non-dated Advent readings from Kevin Scully that sharpens our appreciation of and wonder of the Advent season.

Kevin Scully combines reflection on the biblical events with wry comment on modern consumer culture. Scully also provokes Christians to consider afresh the shock of what we asking people to believe.

The contents of Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas has an introduction, which explains why Christmas is often an impossible beginning and why people can find it hard to believe the Christmas story. The five chapters are the wings of an angel, threats to society, daring to say yes, the crack in the universe and rounding it off – the star in the east. Each chapter in Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas concludes with questions for personal reflection, exercises for group use and a prayer.

Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas would a be a great gift for those buying a book for family and friends on the fringes of faith and also those looking for fresh preaching ideas for Advent and Christmas.

Kevin Scully has authored other books, including Into Your Hands (BRF) and Sensing the Passion (Triangle/SPCK). Ordained in the Church of England, he has served his entire ministry in inner-city London and is currently rector of St Matthew’s, Bethnal Green. A former actor and journalist, Kevin Scully has also written ten produced stage works and two radio plays.