Our consumer culture says "party all the time." But Advent songs emphasize the darkness that comes before the light.

Advent comes from the Latin “ad + venire,” which means, essentially, “to come to” or “to come toward.” “Ad + venire” is the ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses themes of Advent over time and how they can be applied today.

With Christmas approaching, many Christians are preparing to celebrate the Advent season in preparation for one of the holiest days of the year. Advent, a four-week season leading up to Christmas on ...

Here are our favorite new releases by Christian artists, including The Porter’s Gate, Chris Tomlin, and more. Last year at this time, my family was weighing decisions about whether to have Christmas ...

Christian history gives us reason to see Advent and Christmas as coexistent, not separate. “Don’t rush Christmas,” a seminary professor once told me sternly. Divinity school faculty often press ...