I have always loved Advent. Even as a child, I was filled with the aching wonder of the season when my dad would lead us in singing O Come, O Come Emmanuel to the glow of the Advent wreath in the dark ...

The Advent is where God meets us in our sorrow. The word advent means an arriving or an appearing. It’s the arrival of something we hoped for, something we anticipated. It’s when something we had ...

We bear the tension of both joy and sorrow. This edition of Christianity Today is likely in your hands as you finalize plans for the holidays and anticipate all they hold—both their blessings and ...

People around the world celebrate Advent, the period of time each December where Christians prepare for Christmas and wait for the second coming of Jesus Christ. But if your knowledge of Advent begins ...