1.0Mark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdrobertsMark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/author/mrobertsOnline Advent Calendar: December 2 - Mark D. Robertsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Qtr0GPIVvh"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2010/12/online-advent-calendar-december-2.html">Online Advent Calendar: December 2</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2010/12/online-advent-calendar-december-2.html/embed#?secret=Qtr0GPIVvh" width="600" height="338" title="“Online Advent Calendar: December 2” — Mark D. Roberts" data-secret="Qtr0GPIVvh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Each year, I put up an online Advent calendar, with photos and brief passages of Scripture. The pictures vary from the sublime to the ridiculous. This is meant to enhance your celebration of Advent, as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ. Click here for today’s Advent calendar entry. May you have a blessed…http://blog.beliefnet.com/markdroberts/files/import/photos/advent-calendar-wooden-2.jpg