Tag: Advent

  • The First Advent-ure: The Shepherds

    The First Advent-ure: The Shepherds

    Imagine you’re at work one day, minding your own business, when out of nowhere an angel appears. We’ve already seen how Zechariah, Mary, and Joseph responded when an angel visited them. I can’t imagine what I would be thinking. Probably something along the lines of, “Is God coming back to… (Keep Reading)

  • The First Advent-ure: Mary and Joseph

    The First Advent-ure: Mary and Joseph

    Enter Mary and Joseph, the “stars” of Advent. Jesus’ birth wasn’t flashy by any means. I think that’s understandable when you throw a teenage girl and a low-income carpenter together with a donkey in small-town ancient Israel. So…who were Mary and Joseph? Honestly, we know very little about their origins. (Keep Reading)

  • The First Advent-ure: Elizabeth and Zechariah

    The First Advent-ure: Elizabeth and Zechariah

    Before Mary and Joseph are mentioned and before Jesus’ name comes up, an angel appears to Zechariah in the temple. To kick off this four-part series on the “stars” of Advent, I want to examine the lives of John the Baptist’s parents. (Keep Reading)