This had some ideas that struck me and I liked that it focused on the story of the birth of Jesus from Luke. Not sure if it changes every year or not, but the Bible readings at my church this Advent all came from Luke, so it was nice to have the re-iteration of what I was reading.

What I didn't like had nothing to do with this book. This year, the fourth week of Advent was also Christmas Eve, so the last week of reading had to get smooshed into a much shorter timeframe. I'm afraid I was so rushed with the reading that I missed a lot of the point of the last week, though honestly, I HATE the story of the Prodigal Son.

Yes, I understand it's significance and that I AM the Prodigal Son and that I WANT my Heavenly Father to be like the father in the story, but I really think the son who stayed got the short end of the stick when it came to his brother coming back. So ending the readings on that story ended this book on a rather lower note for me then I would have liked.

But that's a personal preference and is most likely me reading this book wrong.

3, this wasn't bad but I wish the church calendar allowed me more time to read the last week of this, stars.

My thanks to NetGalley and Westminster John Knox Press for an eARC of this book to read and review.

Theologian and biblical scholar NT Wright provides a brief devotion (scripture translation, commentary, and exploratory question) beginning on the First Sunday of Advent and concluding up to Christmas. The books are great for groups or individual journeys towards Advent. What I enjoyed about these devotions is Wright’s ability to lay some theological depth within a short time with weekly them and each day questions ultimately building up for us to answer for ourselves the question “Who is this Jesus – for me, for the church, for everyone? And how am I ever-deepening that experience?”
The Luke version is for Liturgical Year C (last time was 2018-2019)
Week One: A Time for Encouragement
Week Two: A Time for Renewal
Week Three: A Time for Justice
Week Four: A Time for Celebration

Enjoyable daily reader for Advent.
This reader begins with the genealogy of Jesus so we can see how Jesus fits into history and ends with the Parable of the great banquet. Thus spanning the entirety of time. The birth of Jesus being covered on Christmas Day as expected.
This is an interesting reader by the well-known writer NT Wright.
I was given this book by Netgalley and the publisher. This is my voluntary review.

World-renowned author and theologian, N. T. Wright gives us this well-considered and balanced devotional for Advent. Wright has written major theological tomes of significance that are fairly inaccessible to an average reader (see his Christian Origins series of books). It is refreshing to have him re-state his ideas in the context of a devotional for "everyone." This particular edition has a good balance. The writing and ideas are accessible and yet offer enough food for thought to challenge a wider audience. This book has enticed me to look further into Wright's "everyone" series. It was very enriching and enjoyable. 4.5 stars

Choosing an Advent devotional is very personal. What draws one person into meaningful preparation for Christmas may not speak to another. For me, the Advent for Everyone devotions by Tom (N. T.) Wright fall in the first category. This is the second I've used to guide me through the Advent season. The scriptures which are from Wright's "The New Testament for Everyone", the readings and the questions for reflection or discussion worked together to lead me deeper into Jesus as I prepared for the celebration of his coming. I look forward to Wright's next advent offering.

"Advent for Everyone Luke" by N.T.Wright is a devotional to prepare for Christmas during Advent time. . It gives good back round and for the setting and times during that time period. It helps the reader put their mind and heart during the time of the day. The reader then is able to ask how the book applies to their life. The questions at the end of the devotional are very practical and personal. It is well written and good for families. This devotional provides good discussion for families . It is the perfect length for a family devotional. Thank you to the publisher for sharing this devotional with me for a review. I will share my review with pastors , friends, on my blog, Amazon, Goodreads, facebook.

I made it 41% of the way into the book. No mention of advent or any Christmasy feels at all. So I was thinking maybe this was a general bible study which is fine. But then I made it to week 2: Wednesday and the reflection just skeeved me out big time.

"Do you ever think of money, or land, or other people, as commodities you're entitled to own or exploit? What would be a better, more faithful way to think of them?"

Say what?! Not a Christian was of thinking at all and very disturbing to me. I can't read further. Sorry.

What an extraordinary book! Although I am pretty sure it wasn’t the author’s intent, I read all the devotions in a day. I’m certain I will read through them again, with less speed.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that these are, truly, for everyone. In the past, I’ve gotten intellectually bogged down by Wright’s work because he’s really, really smart and I, well, I can be an Episcopalian of little brain.

But this book was different. I loved the way he picked apart the book of Luke without losing the bigger picture and the historical content was absolutely fascinating. It wasn’t the typical “true meaning of Christmas” drivel I encounter in many places this time of year. There seemed to be a great emphasis on Jesus as revolutionary which I appreciated.

Thanks to Westminster John Knox Press and Netgalley for this arc.

NT Wright always has something interesting and inspiring to say, and I was glad to see this new book. The Gospel of Luke is a popular scripture for Advent, and the author's take on this Gospel is appreciated. This book of devotionals offers scripture passages followed by a longish homily by the author. These essays are a bit longer than those found in most devotional books. Some will see that as a plus; others might want a more succinct
passage for daily use.