Advent

M.E.M.O.

Riding high: Advent is the season for leveling and upsetting

by Martin E. Marty
In the Lectionary

Mary says yes: Luke 1:26-38, 47-55

At Christmas even the most Protestant among us can be drawn to the contemplation of Mary. It seems right to recall her humble courage, her receiving and carrying and giving birth, and her joy as she sang of the saving work of God.

by John K. Stendahl
In the Lectionary

Messianic complex: John 1:6-8, 19-28

Who am I? Who are you? Not the Messiah.

by John K. Stendahl
In the Lectionary

On your mark: Mark 1:1-8

In my Swedish childhood, the signature image of Advent was Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

by John K. Stendahl
In the Lectionary

Advent alchemy: Isaiah 64:1-9

What is the need for which I need Jesus to come?

by John K. Stendahl
Editor's Desk

Resilient hope: Stay awake! Be ready!

by John Buchanan
First Person

God's absence in Advent

Every valley shall be exalted—but when?

by Heidi Neumark
Faith Matters

Advent mysteries: The hard job of discernment

by Carol Zaleski
Editor's Desk

Keeping silence

by John Buchanan
Cover Story

Endless advent? Childless in December: Childless inDecember

by Mary T. Stimming
From the Editors

Fullness of time: God's time and ours

Feature

Entering the millennium on Christian time: On pilgrimage through history

by Carol Zaleski