Home by Another Way, Barbara Brown Taylor
Home by Another Way, Barbara Brown Taylor
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Home by Another Way
A Christmas Story

Author: Barbara Brown Taylor

Narrator: Lisa Larsen

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2020

Synopsis

"In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage." —Matthew 2:1–2

This enchanting Christmas story by beloved author and preacher Barbara Brown Taylor follows the three wise men on their world-changing journey to Bethlehem. In this beautiful retelling of their adventure, Taylor captures the power of one very special star and gives listeners a new perspective on the three wise men and their encounters with King Herod, Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. Home by Another Way: A Christmas Story is perfect for gift-giving.

About Barbara Brown Taylor

Barbara Brown Taylor is the author of thirteen books, including the New York Times bestseller An Altar in the World and Leaving Church, which received an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association. Taylor is the Butman Professor of Religion at Piedmont College, where she has taught since 1998. She lives on a working farm in rural northeast Georgia with her husband, Ed.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on May 29, 2018

A book I savored slowly as the lectionary moved through the church. Barbara is a gift to the 21C Church. She instills hope that we Christ followers still have something profoundly good to offer to the world.......more

Goodreads review by Jill on April 30, 2015

Would love to hear her preach in real life. A fantastic grouping of sermons. She is so easily understood, gives a good twist on conventional thinking and beliefs and is ok with asking open ended questions. Loved this book and have so many pages dog-eared and have written all over it! A must read for......more

Goodreads review by Bri on July 14, 2023

Give me any book by Barbara Brown Taylor! This book doesn’t just move through Lent, it moves through the whole church year. I love how Taylor can pack so much wisdom into just a single sentence. It’s like having little anchors I can come back to as I move past a peaceful morning into what can someti......more

Goodreads review by Joe on May 24, 2020

This is a book of 39 sermons, organized in sections: Lent &Christmas (4), Epiphany (7), Lent (3),Good Friday (7), Easter & the Great Fifty Days (7), The Season After Pentecost (11). BBT has a wonderful ability to tell stories in a way that is both fresh and penetrating I was inclined to read maybe o......more

Goodreads review by Joe on August 13, 2019

Superb book of sermons. Taylor might be at her best when explicating a particularly challenging passage of scripture. This book is 20 years old, but many of her sermons would be even more timely today than then. The challenge of following the teaching of Christ and yet simultaneously accepting and r......more

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