I’m glad you keep coming back to my blog.

Basically Advent is a time to prepare for the coming of the Lord—when He was born in history on earth, the birth we celebrate at Christmas; when He was born in our individual hearts, when we accepted Him as our Lord and Saviour; and when He comes again with glory as the Bible says He will in the last days.

Like Lent to prepare for Easter, it gives us a reason to do some more personal devotions, perhaps return to church if we haven’t been or attend an extra service if we do go reguarly … just basically focus on God and His Word.

It seems I keep coming back to your blog . Honestly, I still don’t know for sure what Advent really means. I don’t think I have this tradition in my church. I’m Greek Orthodox. Either way, I haven’t been to church in a while, and just the other day I was thinking how much I miss it, and how lonely I’m feeling. But I’m definitely going to church this Christmas, it gives me a peace of mind and a feeling of homeness I rarely get by myself these times.

We really have to make a concerted effort to focus on the reason for the season. It’s far too easy to get wrapped up in shopping, partying, visiting …