Finding Bethlehem in the Midst of Bedlam - Youth Study

Christmas or confusion, Bethlehem or Bedlam… Which will you choose this year? The

truth is, we don’t have to choose, because Christmas always happens right in the

midst of our confusion. God breaks into our confusion and makes himself known as a

human boy. Christmas and confusion--weren’t they intimately related at the first

Christmas when Jesus was born? Sometimes we forget that. But, that’s what this book

is about--how Christ breaks into our chaos and confusion and brings Christmas--how

Bethlehem always happens in the midst of bedlam. This thematic Advent study for 2013

has five sessions--one for each Sunday of Advent and one for Christmas. Each session

is related to the overall theme of the book. This year's theme is Bethlehem or

Bedlam? Discussion questions are included.