Anticipation can make us feel giddy with excitement or sick with dread, depending on what we are anticipating! Perhaps the most notable thing about Christmas is that it’s all about birth, and as every parent knows, the birth of a baby is the end of a long period of...

Anticipation. Expectancy. Waiting eagerly. Preparing for Christmas involves a lot of excitement and anticipation, especially for children. We have Advent calendars where we open a door each day, counting the days down to Christmas (and often uncovering a chocolate...

On this first Sunday in Advent, Dave spoke from Isaiah 40:25-31 about hope. The single most important attitude for us to adopt is one of hope, and this is entirely Biblical, for God has plans to give us hope and a future. (Jer 29:11) In our culture, hope is often...