advent

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December 04, 2014
By Anna Moseley Gissing
Advent: The Practice of Waiting

During Advent 2009, I was “great with child.” In fact, when we introduced our newborn daughter to our toddler son in early January, he mistook her for the baby Jesus. Pregnancy reminds me of Advent...

Arts, Books, and Media
December 23, 2013
By Katherine Jeffrey
Eva / Ave

Katherine Jeffrey sees a theological symmetry between the first and second Eve, but also the human side of both women's suffering.

Blog
December 23, 2013
By Sara Scheunemann
A Perpetual Advent

Sometimes life feels like a perpetual Advent. We are waiting, always waiting. The focus of longing shifts and varies in intensity and significance, but still we wait. Our posture swings from joyful anticipation, to frustrated demands for resolution . . . 

Reflections
December 18, 2013
By Jerusha Matsen Neal
The Overshadowed Scholar

Stuck in the middle of chapter three of her dissertation, playwright and author Jerusha Neal finds comfort in the story of Mary.

In Focus
December 16, 2013
By Anna Moseley Gissing
An Imperfect Calling
Anna Gissing shares insights on calling in light of the circumstances that inspire and define her own vocation.

Blog
November 18, 2013
By Priscilla Lasmarias Kelso
Advent's Long Road

When was it ever a perfect time to prepare for Advent? The road to Bethlehem was long for Mary, looking for a place to birth her child in the most ungracious of surroundings. The journey of the magi was long . . .

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