What It’s About: It’s Advent! Advent is perhaps the most peculiar of the seasons of lectionary, in terms of the kinds of texts it brings forward. And this text from Jeremiah is really a prime example.

Every year I cringe a bit when we dig out the decorations for the holidays. “The season of clutter,” I sometimes grumble. In the end, though, I love it when the tree is lit and the piano is covered ...