Greg Daley Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying,"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him."…… and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

DARREN STOTT In Luke 1:46-55, we find a portion of Scripture that is known as "Mary's Magnificat," because it begins in the Latin Bible, in verse 47, with the words "Magnificat animum mea Dominum", which means "My soul magnifies the Lord." In verse 51 Mary sings, "He has done mighty deeds with his arm." Mighty deeds: what mighty deeds? Mary is drawing our attention to the redemption of God's people in the Exodus. Do you remember the story of how Moses led God's people out of Egypt, out of slaver...

WANDA HEBRON Quite frankly, I had given no thought to the word “Advent” prior to writing this article. I have been in Christian circles most of my life and, although I may have at some time or other heard the word used, I had never thought about what it meant. The word 'advent' is Latin for 'a coming or arrival'.

AARON KREN As a young boy at Christmas time, my attention was immediately captured when my parents finally laid the wrapped presents around the tree. I would quietly survey the bounty, looking for my name on the packages. I’d give each present a little shake, trying to determine which one was socks and which one was Legos.