Making Room in Advent

Join us this season as we enter the wonder of Advent and prepare for Christ’s coming through the book, Making Room in Advent; an invitation away from the chaos and into the space where God is at work. Each page is filled with an original painting that will fill you with hope and wonder during the Advent season. The twenty-five devotionals offer spiritual practices, breath prayers, and reflection questions that allow you to truly make room for God's work in your life, your community, and the world.

“A fresh look at the whole Christmas story; refreshing.” - Elaine

Encounter God in a deeper, richer way this Advent season through the
Making Room in Advent devotional and gifts.

“I encountered God through wonder, impressions, and images through the paintings. They created contemplative beholding.” - Greg Ehlert

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Preparation for Christmas can often feel frantic,
but it doesn’t have to be this way.

What if we made room for the movement and unfolding of God's plan around us? 

Making Room in Advent is an invitation away from the chaos and into the space where God is at work. Each page is filled with an original painting that will fill you with hope and wonder during the Advent season. The twenty-five devotionals offer spiritual practices, breath prayers, and reflection questions that allow you to truly make room for God's work in your life, your community, and the world.

“This offering is deep and fresh, personal and powerfully corporate. I've benefited greatly from the art and reflections in this beautiful collection for preaching, teaching, small groups, and personal devotion.”

Danielle Strickland
author, speaker, and justice advocate

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Word on the street about Making Room in Advent:

"The artwork connected me in a way that I can't describe through my sanctified imagination."
- Jan

Authors & Leaders on Making Room in Advent

  • Curt Thompson, MD

    Author of The Soul of Shame and The Soul of Desire

    Bette Dickinson has delivered unto us an offering of such beauty and goodness that we cannot help but allow it as much room as possible. With Making Room in Advent, our artist and guide creates images in color and word that open our eyes and hearts to the new creation that God longs for us to become.

  • Sharon Garlough Brown

    Author of the Sensible Shoes Book Series

    “Bette leads us through a prayerful journey through the birth narratives in Luke’s Gospel. Written and painted with profound wisdom and insight, Making Room in Advent is an invitation for us to meditate on the art, the Word, and the unfolding narratives of our own lives, individually and in community.

  • R. York Moore

    National Evangelist & Author of Making All Things New

    “An invitation to engage in that thin space of our souls where our heart and mind are one. Through breath prayers, Scripture engagement, and Bette’s transcendent artwork, the reader is engaged in an immersive devotional unlike any other.”

  • author of the Bible Study Handbook

    Lindsay Olesberg

    Author of the Bible Study Handbook

    “Bette is a deeply prayerful person with the hands of an artist, the heart of a pastor, and the soul of a prophet. She braids together biblical teaching, spiritual formation, and prophetic painting into experiences that are as beautiful as they are substantial.”

  • Terry Wildman

    Lead Translator for the First Nations Version of the New Testament

    “Making Room in Advent is a welcome contemplative offering birthed from Bette’s own experiences. She offers artistic depth combined with theological breadth and personal application.”

  • Amanda Bowman

    Director of Church Mobilization, World Vision

    “Profoundly deep and yet accessible, the devotions in this book are a sensory guide into experiencing the mystery and delight of a Father who is making room in us as He makes all things new within and around us.”

  • Andrew Kim

    Teaching pastor at
    Kensington Church

    “Bette Dickinson is an incredible artist and teacher. She brings together both of these gifts in this beautiful devotional to bring to life the story of advent. Take this journey with Bette, you will be challenged to make room for God and have your life changed forever.”

  • Tammy Melchien

    Teaching Pastor at Community Christian Church

    “Bette’s own desire to experience the fullness of God makes her the perfect guide to help us experience the wonder and beauty of Advent.. Through her paintings and her prose, she leads us to a place of honest reflection.”

  • Bri Johns

    Pastor and Global Collective Director for Women’s Speakers Collective

    “Making Room in Advent is a devotional that stays with you, moving readers to a deeper, personal connection to the Christmas story. This book is an incredibly unique pathway to experiencing and preparing for the Lord’s birth.”

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Meet Bette.

Bette Dickinson is a prophetic artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables. Bette earned her MDiv through Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and has worked with ministries like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, World Vision, Infinitum, and Kensington Church to awaken the soul through beauty and wonder. Join her journey on Instagram

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