look forward to Christ’s second coming, while the last two Sundays (Dec. 15 to Dec. 22) look backward to remember Christ’s first coming. Throughout the four weeks of the holiday, scripture readings ...

Learn about the origins of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel,' 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' and 'Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.' ...

His scripture is titled How the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the One True God, Jesus Matayoshi Will Change Japan and the World. Atop a van in Tokyo, Jesus Matayoshi delivers a fiery sermon as ...

Advent symbolizes the church’s present situation in these “last days,” according to scripture, as God’s people wait for the return of Christ. During the holiday, the church looks back upon ...

The Christmas season invites Christians to reflect on Jesus Christ's birth and its significance. Key Bible verses illuminate ...

These may include attending church services, reading scripture, participating in ... comes from the Latin word adventus, ...

One of the gifts we celebrate at Advent is joy. Joy is something the Christian receives at the first coming of Christ, or when Christ first comes into your life as Lord and Savior. Joy guides and ...

Dan Barnett teaches philosophy at Butte College. Send review requests to [email protected]. Columns archived at ...

Every year in early December, we begin another Advent, a time of expectation, waiting for the arrival of our Savior. The word ad-vent comes from Latin; ad means until, and vent means he comes, so ...