1.0Red Lettershttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redlettersTom Davishttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/author/tdavisThe Advent Story - Red Lettersrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JKTpFFcs4V"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2010/11/the-advent-story.html">The Advent Story</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2010/11/the-advent-story.html/embed#?secret=JKTpFFcs4V" width="600" height="338" title="“The Advent Story” — Red Letters" data-secret="JKTpFFcs4V" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The season of Advent, which begins today, is one of remembrance and anticipation. We remember the first coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Savior of the world. Yet it is also a season of anticipation, as we know that God has promised to come again. The central theme of Christ’s first advent…http://blog.beliefnet.com/redletters/assets_c/2010/11/Day1_Advent-thumb-600x885-19721.jpg