Advent Again?!
Text: Luke 21:25-28 I am so ready for a new year to arrive. I have given serious thought to skipping Advent and even boycotting Christmas. Why not I fast forwarding to Ash Wednesday? After all, it is not too late to blow out the one Advent candle as we walk forward for the imposition of ashes and hear the stark words: “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” Rather than listening to the piercing shouts of John the Baptist that is standard fare for Advent, maybe