Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hope (hoped, hoping, hopes) – intransitive verb: to cherish a desire with anticipation; to want something to happen or be true.

A: I’m so glad you asked! I didn’t grow up in an Advent church either and was slightly afraid of it, truth be told. Colored candles? Readings and symbols? Is this some kind of pagan ritual that begins ...

The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

We are in the season Advent. Advent means “coming” and is the four-week time we prepare for Christmas and the birth of a savior. Many of us light the candles on an Advent wreath that all represent a ...

“Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope. The purpose of the ...

Come Sunday, we will begin to celebrate Advent over the four weeks leading up to Christmas. This year we begin advent on December 3rd and end this season of prayerful anticipation on December 24th.

Lighting a candle in the darkness is a powerful symbol of hope. The strength of even a single candle to dispel darkness is something I learned memorably as a Boy Scout. I went caving with my troop on ...

The season of Advent for Christians begins four Sundays before Christmas Day, and ends on Christmas Eve. The season of Advent for Christians begins four Sundays before Christmas Day, and ends on ...

I didn’t grow up with Advent. My new church is celebrating it. What’s it all about? A: I’m so glad you asked! I didn’t grow up in an Advent church either and was slightly afraid of it, truth be told.