Meditations on the Birth of Jesus
A Renovaré Advent Resource for Spiritual Renewal
by Miriam Dixon, Margaret Campbell
From the Forward by Richard Foster:
Long time Renovaré Team members Miriam (Mimi) Dixon and Margaret Campbell have teamed up to provide us with a stunning verbal and visual journey through the Advent season.
Mimi’s words grip our heart. We journey with her through a whole range of emotions: fear and angst and hope against hope and ecstatic joy. Like Mary we are led to ponder all these things in our heart.
Margaret opens up for us the vast world of Advent Art. She guides us to meditate upon the wonder of the Incarnation through artistic works by Georges de La Tour and Fra Filippo Lippi and Rembrandt van Rijn. Unpacking each artistic work ever so carefully we are invited to gaze lovingly upon the differing aspects of Immanuel — God with us.
May Meditations on the Birth of Jesus welcome us into new vistas of the Advent miracle.
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About the Authors
Miriam (Mimi) Dixon began her ministry in 1979 serving as an associate pastor at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington. From April of 1985 to May of 2019 she served as senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Golden, Colorado. She earned both her MDiv and DMin degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary. Mimi is on the Renovaré Board of Directors and teaches for the Renovaré Institute. She is faculty for Next Frontiers, a ministry to pastors in transition, and actively promotes Christian Spiritual Formation, crediting Richard Foster and Dallas Willard for their influence in her life and ministry. Mimi has authored Worth Celebrating: a biography of Richard J Foster’s Celebration of Discipline, available through Barclay Press.
Margaret is a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in Interior Design from the School of Architecture. Her work in the design profession included large commercial projects and residential projects. Margaret was the Coordinator for the 1997 Houston Regional Conference and the 1999 Renovaré International Conference. She joined the Ministry Team in 1999. She serves on the Renovaré Board of Trustees and is a past Chair and Treasurer. She serves on the advisory council for Juanita Rasmus’ ministry and is a Kintsugi instructor. Margaret and her husband, Justin, have two married children and six grandchildren.