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Advent Day 7: A Messiah for All

Before Christ, the only people who were considered God’s people were the Israelites. Christ’s death and resurrection opened the doors for all people to be a part of God’s kingdom. This is demonstrated first by… 

Advent Day 5: Slow Down

Christmas can be one of the busiest times of year. Christmas shopping, Christmas baking, Christmas concerts, Christmas gatherings, Christmas clean-up… the list goes on. For myself and many other students, this time of year marks… 

Advent Day 4: Christmas Was God’s Plan

Take a moment to think about the amount of details that are found in the story of Jesus’ birth. These details were not accidental. God had a plan for the Saviour of the world to… 

Advent Day 3: The Unexpected Saviour

When Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, gained his speech after John was born, he was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied about the redemption of God’s people. Blessed be the Lord God… 

Advent Day 2: Christ Humbled Himself

Philippians 2:5-11 is a famous passage that tells about the humility of Christ. This is one of the great themes of Christmas. Jesus came as a humble child, born to a humble young woman, in… 

The First Sunday of Advent

Today marks the first day, and the first Sunday, of Advent – the four week season leading up to Christmas Day. This is also the first of my posts focusing on this time of preparation… 

What is Advent?

The term advent literally means “coming.” The name implies that each Christmas season we celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ as a human baby. The term should also remind Christians that Jesus is coming once again… 

Preparing for Christmas

Lynn and I were discussing the meaning of Christmas one morning last week. My response was that the way we celebrate Christmas hardly represents what Christ’s birth should actually be about. Gift-giving is the centre…