Monday Matters: The Season of Advent

There's a link off that Dennis Bratscher piece that specifically talks about the Carols in Advent issue and sums it up pretty well to my mind. Perhaps his most convincing argument is that the church should not be following the calendar of commercial advertising.

Peter, thanks for your comments and your warm welcome. I like your metaphor.

Jim, welcome to the CCBlogs network! (I just joined myself) Wanted to say hello.

Good thoughts on Advent. I attend a United Methodist church, and we've already started with the carols.

I wonder if our jump to Christmas is like marriage (or -gulp- consummation) with no courtship. Skipping the process. The dance. The ROMANCE. The deepening relationship. We want to skip straight to the wedding night.

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Which ultimately disappoints us. Year after year. And so it goes.