By Charles Johnston: Advent, the English translation of the Latin word adventus meaning “coming”, is often thought of as the time leading up to the birth of Christ. While this is right, it is only half right. The season of advent is a time to prepare our hearts and souls for the coming of the Messiah, and we wait in spirit with the people of Israel as they waited for hundreds of years for their Messiah, but we also prepare and wait for the return of that same Messiah. We say it every Sunday when we recite the creed, “He will … Continue reading Advent: The Nativity & The Second Coming