National Security: Advent

Joe Boyles Guest Columnist This past Sunday was the first Sunday of the season of Advent. In the liturgical calendar, this Sunday also marks the start of the church year. That’s why the more general definition of advent is “beginning.” At many churches, we lit the first candle of the Advent Wreath to mark this occasion. In the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) used by many of the main line churches, we have now moved to Year A in the 3-year rotation. Among other things, most of our Gosp