Celebrating Advent involves spending time in spiritual preparation. The word advent comes from the Latin word adventus meaning "arrival" or "coming," particularly the coming of something of great importance. No one is really sure when Advent was first celebrated but it dates back to at least 567 when monks were ordered to fast during December leading up to Christmas. Not all denominations celebrate Advent, however, more and more Protestant and Evangelical Christians are recognising the spiritual significance of Advent. Advent is NOT: ▪ Shopping ▪ Parties ▪ Stressing Advent is: ▪ Waiting ▪ Preparing ▪ Expecting ▪ Praying ▪ Hoping Not waiting for Christ to be born but for Christ to be back. When we prepare for Christmas it is a very likely that we think of Luke. Luke helps us to see the whole picture of history. From creation all the way to the "new" creation. Jesus is the center of it all. Luke help us to see what it was like in the very first century. Lu
Living in a city as I am, in Malmo, Sweden, it feels natural to talk about bridges.In the year 2000 we got a bridge over the Sound to Copenhagen, Denmark. A bridge between two nations once fighting each other, now connected.We need to continue to build bridges, between different cultures, ideas, people etc. These bridges are harder to build but necessary in the society we have today.We need these bridges in order to reach people with the "Good news"