During this Advent season, may I suggest a modest approach to recovering the sense of our radical Advent hope.
![Is Advent “Missing In Action?”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2021/12/advent.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Author
During this Advent season, may I suggest a modest approach to recovering the sense of our radical Advent hope.
We are seeing the replay of decades of hostility in the region of Jesus’ birth!
Many will recognize the saying, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”
Jesus did not establish the church as an institution with a slick “Public Relations” plan. His followers were attracted by his message.
For many of my years, “Home for the Holidays” was in the back of most people’s minds come Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Sometimes, it is very difficult to spot the difference between the “real thing” or an imitation.
There is so much polarization in our world today. And it is not just political.
Do we look people in the eye? We certainly look some people in the eye… especially when we are in a loving relationship with them.
Changing Clocks! It is a semi-annual ritual in many parts of the world. I suspect most of us sleep through it.
I wonder how many people are aware that Star Wars has grossed over 65 Billion dollars over the years. But I also wonder how many know why George Lucas created the first in this wildly popular franchise.