Advent

November 2017

November 30, 2017
Why did Advent matter so much to me? Why had I come to love this...
November 29, 2017
Advent doesn’t get much attention compared to Christmas, though interest in Advent is growing steadily...
November 28, 2017
I believe that Advent can enrich both your celebration of Christmas and your relationship with...
November 29, 2015
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who...
November 30, 2014
Waiting for the Shepherd He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry...
November 29, 2014
If we rightly understand the Christian Year, we will see it as a way to...
November 28, 2014
Advent is coming. And, given that the word "advent" is derived from the Latin term...

December 2013

December 24, 2013
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a...
December 23, 2013
The final Sunday of Advent is the "love" candle, and that made me think about...
December 20, 2013
At Christianity Today, they're thinking about charitable Christmas giving and asking whether it really helps. This...
December 16, 2013
Yesterday was the third Sunday of Advent, when we light the "joy" candle - the...
December 10, 2013
Here's Bradford Winters on his family's recent trip to Ireland, and "this great hunger": For...
December 09, 2013
Yesterday was the second Sunday of Advent, and, as promised, I'm posting another round of...
December 02, 2013
Welcome to Advent! Some of my friends who work at the Center for Christianity, Culture,...

November 2013

November 29, 2013
It's Black Friday, but that also means that the new year starts this weekend! No,...

December 2012

December 17, 2012
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December 13, 2012
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December 12, 2012
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December 10, 2012
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December 09, 2012
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December 09, 2012
LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?...
December 08, 2012
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December 07, 2012
My friend and colleague, Marcus Goodyear, has written a fine piece called "Advent Challenge: Seven...
December 07, 2012
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December 06, 2012
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December 03, 2012
We are now in the season of Advent. If you're not quite sure what this...
December 03, 2012
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December 02, 2012
Psalm 80:1-19 Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a...

November 2012

November 30, 2012
I am a proud "Adventophile," a lover of Advent. But I wasn't raised this way....

December 2011

December 19, 2011
Click on the image to the right to see the Advent Doodle for Monday, December...
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