This weekend at Redeemer we celebrate the second week of Advent by looking at the origin of all our longing: Genesis 3.
For those that are looking for ways to cultivate longing during this season, I highly recommend the new collection of Advent reflections edited by Nancy Guthrie, Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas.
Additionally, if you haven't read Sinclair Ferguson's phenomenal collection of essays, In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel Centered Life, I strongly encourage that you check out his essay Santa Christ.
Finally, just because they've been playing Christmas music in stores since midnight on Halloween doesn't mean that it's good. Obviously I love Sufjan's Christmas albums, but I'm also a huge fan of Duvall's Christmas album, O Holy Night. But as far as real Advent music goes, I don't think it gets any better than Sojourn's Advent songs. Find out how to get it free below...
Have a great weekend!
great blog. love the church planting resources! love 'defining success'. how's the plant going? was wondering if you would mind entering into a dialogue w/me about your plant. i'm interested in collecting information about the personal experiences of church planters in the US and using the data to help fuel support and resourcing of cp'ing in the US.
Posted by: andrew | December 06, 2008 at 06:34 AM