Bartholomew's Passage: The Family Story for Advent
Day by day through the Advent season, you and your family can prepare for Christmas by reading Bartholomew's spellbinding story.

Always a Cliffhanger!
Follow him from when Roman soldiers destroy his village and disperse his family, through his enslavement to a tyrannical master and his escape with his new friend Nathan, to his reunion with his family and a wonderful climax in Bethlehem!

The highly-anticipated follow-up to Jotham's Journey!
Along the way Bartholomew meets a new pal, Jotham, whom many readers have grown to love in Jotham's Journey.

Start This Book on November 28th!
Order now to get the full benefits of this devotional. Jotham's Journey is designed to be started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, so you will want your copy in hand before November 28th. (However, if you are ordering in late fall, so that your book arrives after November 28th, we suggest you just double up, one devotion in the morning, one at night, until you have caught up.) 174 pages, with introductory notes and ideas for celebrating Advent.

An Excerpt from Bartholomew's Passage:
...The master considered this for a moment, then said, "Very well." Bartholomew breathed a sigh of relief, as did the other slaves. But then the master said, "Have him finish his chores. And then at sunset, cut...off...his...hands!" The master glared at Bartholomew as he said this, and once again Hasbah tried to argue the point.

"Hasbah!" the master barked, and Hasbah knew the discussion was over.
"Yes, Master," he said, hanging his head. Then he led Bartholomew out by the arm, telling three of the other slaves to clean up the mess.
"Hasbah, please!" Bartholomew whispered, desperate.
"Quiet, boy," the older slave said. "Your fate is sealed."

Bartholomew went back to work, the stench of the master's chamber pot on his clothes, and the stench of fear in his heart…