Many conservative evangelicals crusade against the War on Christmas, but weâ??ve neglected the equally important celebration of Advent. You pretend youâ??re an Advent pro or â??Advent Puristâ? (yes! There are such people), but you truly havenâ??t a clue why you light the pretty wreath each week. Well, itâ??s time to stop pretending and start digging into what this age-old Christian tradition is all about.
Itâ??s nothing to be ashamed of. So you grew up in a non-denominational, Charismatic, or Pentecostal church where the word Advent was never mentioned. Instead, Christmas was the celebration of Jesus Christâ??s birthday expressed through jazzed up versions of Christmas hymns and the same two childrenâ??s Christmas plays on rotation every other year.
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