(RNS) But the language of 'F*** This S***: An Advent Devotional' isn’t all that different from the harsh words of the prophets, according to the Lutheran pastors behind it. (RNS) For many Christians ...

Carol Howard Merritt offers a one-page reflection for each of the days of Advent in a slim booklet that’s ideal for group use by members of congregations. The devotions, which cover Luke 1:35 to Luke ...

Speedup is everywhere in our culture and our lives. This Advent, consider doing a briefer Advent devotional. I have prepared one below. Make believe it’s a calendar with just five doors, rather than ...

Catholic Bishop Robert J. Baker once had a Christmas tree nearly dumped on his head. "Someone threw the tree off a balcony the day after Christmas," Baker said. That was years ago in Charleston, S.C., ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Prepare Him Room is a Radical Radiance Interactive Advent Devotional and is a resource that will accompany four conversations on Rebecca George’s podcast in the month of ...

Susan Diehl, director of Christian education at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Orlando, is responsible for preparing devotions for Advent, which begins Sunday. Listening to Diehl, 32, enthusiastically ...

Advent doesn’t invite us to ascend to some divine heavenly realm, John Pavlovitz writes in Low. It invites us to bring heaven down to earth, to see in the birth of Jesus “divinity coming low to ...

Most of us have an intuitive understanding of Advent, based on experience, but what do the Church's official documents actually say about Advent? Here are some of the basic questions and (official!) ...