The “How To’s” of Advent
Advent is
- A teaching tool for such a time as this
- A time for solemn contemplation
- Increased family devotional time
- A devotion a day – Use one of our printed or online Advent Readings
- Use a Jesse Tree or Advent Wreath
- Patiently include children as readers and prayers
- Surprise your spouse by initiating conversations about faith
- Invite someone to watch on TV
- Read one of the Gospels – John
- Reading – to learn about Jesus
- Reconnect with family and friends
- Cultivate a non-family faith friend
- phone – text – email – take a walk together (masked) – sit outside on the porch or in the yard – call using Facetime
- If you agree, invite others to join in a safe, comfortable way
- On YouTube, listen to presentations by
- Walter Brueggemann
- N.T. Wright
- Amy-Jill Levine
- Barbara Brown Taylor
- Richard Rohr
- Diane Eck
- Brian McLaren
- Sister Joan Chittister
- Sister Simone Campbell
- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
- Pray – like your life and others’ lives depends on it. Make a prayer covenant with another person – a time each day
FAITH TAKES WORK
By Dr. Lewis Johnson