For many, Christmas celebrations follow the four main themes of Advent: hope, peace, joy, and love. Subscribe to have The Washington Times’ Higher Ground delivered to your inbox every Sunday.

DEC. 1 this year began the anticipation of waiting for the arrival of our Savior Jesus Christ. The next week of Advent offers us peace as we await the birth of our Savior. The third week brings us joy ...

For most Christians, today marks the start of Advent, a time of anticipation and preparation for Christmas, ... Hope, peace, joy and love. Our world is beset by brutal wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

Advent is a period of reflection, joy and hope for peace. Here's what happens during Advent and why there are pink and purple candles. Local Sports Things To Do Politics Travel Advertise ...

The birth of Jesus at Christmas is all about hope, peace, joy and love, writes Lauren Green of Fox News this holiday season — here's why this matters and the origin stories of each.

Advent This Advent, Jesus Christ 'is the only hope we have for peace,' says expert on religious freedom Faith leaders reveal why 'the hope of God is what we need in America in 2023' ...

And may we listen when God speaks to us in the silence of our hearts, and no longer listen to our fears, but listen to God so we may experience the peace of Advent; God’s steadfast love ...

The Church emphasizes the joy of Advent by naming one of the four Sundays “Gaudete” which means “joy.” Advent strikes a balance of a penitential season full of joyful hope—a hope we ...

By Charissa Ramey We are in the season Advent. Advent means “coming” and is the four-week time we prepare for Christmas and the birth of a savior. Many of us light the candles on an Advent ...

When I was a kid, growing up in Connecticut, we would celebrate Advent. We weren’t much of a Christian family, but we kept Christian customs. So each of the four Sundays before Christmas, before ...