Advent reminds us of the radically different worldview birthed through the Incarnation of Jesus, our Messiah, Lord, and Savior. During Advent, we can look back and remember the significance of what happened on that first Christmas Day. It is also a time that offers us an opportunity to reflect on how we are doing todayContinue reading “Remembering the Radically Different Worldview Birthed at Advent”
An Advent Evening Prayer | Help Us Endure, O Lord
As we enter the Advent season, I am growing increasingly aware that believers around the world are returning to traditions of old and rekindling their engagement with the liturgies of long ago. I think there is something comforting and reassuring in these disciplines and rituals. For some, perhaps they reek too much of organized religion.Continue reading “An Advent Evening Prayer | Help Us Endure, O Lord”
Celebrating the Hope of the Advent Season
Sunday morning marks the start of the 2022 Advent season. Born from the Latin word adventus , Advent refers to the coming or arrival of Jesus Christ, the long awaited Messiah. The Greek word for advent is parousia and means presence, arrival, or official visit. Once, God’s people, the Israelites, waited for the Messiah—God’s promisedContinue reading “Celebrating the Hope of the Advent Season”
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