A Christology of Advent and the Significance of Fasting For nearly the entire 2000-year history of Christianity, disciples of Christ have always kept holy the season of Advent as a time of fasting and penance, a mini-Lent if you will, and deferred all Christmas festivities until the Eve of Our Lord’s birth. That is, until…
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It’s totally natural for someone with a mature spiritual life to have ups and downs, to have many lessons learned, and to reflect on those lessons during times like Christmas. There are several lessons I learned that I would like to impart on you this Christmas season. Some are theological, and some are tidings of…
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My wife and I were shopping in Hobby Lobby last week when I overheard a worker say, “We’ve had Christmas stuff out for so long that I’m sick of it already!” Look at the date. It’s only the beginning of December. We still have three weeks to go, and this poor man made his comment…
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