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Once upon a time, there was a season in the church year known as “Advent.” The word comes to us from the Latin for “coming.” The purpose of the season was to look toward the coming of Christ to earth; it was a season that focused on waiting.

So, this Advent season, consider how your family might celebrate the discipline of waiting. Set aside a few moments each evening to consider biblical texts that tell about the first and second comings of Jesus. Or select a book for the month—maybe a novel that guides your family to glimpse both the beauty and the brokenness of God’s creation—then turn off the television each night and take time to read to one another. Or work together to list some ways that the world is broken; then, even as you long for the return of Jesus to make the world right, recognize that God’s work in the world is already underway. God is making the world new even now through the power of the resurrection among his people; so, plan a family activity that joins in God’s redeeming work by setting something right or relieving human suffering in your neighborhood. Whatever you do, let it remind you that, because God has promised to make the world new and has revealed this promise through an empty tomb, no moment of waiting is meaningless. Every passing instant is pregnant with wonder and beauty and glory.

Once upon a time, there was a season in the church year known as “Advent.” The word comes to us from the Latin for “coming.” The purpose of the season was to look toward the coming of Christ to earth; it was a season that focused on waiting.

So, this Advent season, consider how your family might celebrate the discipline of waiting. Set aside a few moments each evening to consider biblical texts that tell about the first and second comings of Jesus. Or select a book for the month—maybe a novel that guides your family to glimpse both the beauty and the brokenness of God’s creation—then turn off the television each night and take time to read to one another. Or work together to list some ways that the world is broken; then, even as you long for the return of Jesus to make the world right, recognize that God’s work in the world is already underway. God is making the world new even now through the power of the resurrection among his people; so, plan a family activity that joins in God’s redeeming work by setting something right or relieving human suffering in your neighborhood. Whatever you do, let it remind you that, because God has promised to make the world new and has revealed this promise through an empty tomb, no moment of waiting is meaningless. Every passing instant is pregnant with wonder and beauty and glory.

The 1960’s was a decade of extremes, of transformational change and bizarre contrasts: flower children and assassins, idealism and alienation, rebellion and backlash. For many in the massive post-World War II baby boom generation, it was both the best of times and the worst of times.

During a time of war it seems an identity crisis was born. Many young people involved themselves in trying to make America a better place for all people. The boundaries of gender, sexuality, race and even space would be pushed to their limits and even broken if possible.

The Psalm 60’s are set on a backdrop of war and a search for identity. These sometimes desperate times always led the Psalmist to remember who God is and what He’s always done. No matter what you may face, God is always faithful.

The 1960’s was a decade of extremes, of transformational change and bizarre contrasts: flower children and assassins, idealism and alienation, rebellion and backlash. For many in the massive post-World War II baby boom generation, it was both the best of times and the worst of times.

During a time of war it seems an identity crisis was born. Many young people involved themselves in trying to make America a better place for all people. The boundaries of gender, sexuality, race and even space would be pushed to their limits and even broken if possible.

The Psalm 60’s are set on a backdrop of war and a search for identity. These sometimes desperate times always led the Psalmist to remember who God is and what He’s always done. No matter what you may face, God is always faithful.

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The 1960’s was a decade of extremes, of transformational change and bizarre contrasts: flower children and assassins, idealism and alienation, rebellion and backlash. For many in the massive post-World War II baby boom generation, it was both the best of times and the worst of times.

During a time of war it seems an identity crisis was born. Many young people involved themselves in trying to make America a better place for all people. The boundaries of gender, sexuality, race and even space would be pushed to their limits and even broken if possible.

The Psalm 60’s are set on a backdrop of war and a search for identity. These sometimes desperate times always led the Psalmist to remember who God is and what He’s always done. No matter what you may face, God is always faithful.

The 1960’s was a decade of extremes, of transformational change and bizarre contrasts: flower children and assassins, idealism and alienation, rebellion and backlash. For many in the massive post-World War II baby boom generation, it was both the best of times and the worst of times.

During a time of war it seems an identity crisis was born. Many young people involved themselves in trying to make America a better place for all people. The boundaries of gender, sexuality, race and even space would be pushed to their limits and even broken if possible.

The Psalm 60’s are set on a backdrop of war and a search for identity. These sometimes desperate times always led the Psalmist to remember who God is and what He’s always done. No matter what you may face, God is always faithful.

The 1960’s was a decade of extremes, of transformational change and bizarre contrasts: flower children and assassins, idealism and alienation, rebellion and backlash. For many in the massive post-World War II baby boom generation, it was both the best of times and the worst of times.

During a time of war it seems an identity crisis was born. Many young people involved themselves in trying to make America a better place for all people. The boundaries of gender, sexuality, race and even space would be pushed to their limits and even broken if possible.

The Psalm 60’s are set on a backdrop of war and a search for identity. These sometimes desperate times always led the Psalmist to remember who God is and what He’s always done. No matter what you may face, God is always faithful.

The 1960’s was a decade of extremes, of transformational change and bizarre contrasts: flower children and assassins, idealism and alienation, rebellion and backlash. For many in the massive post-World War II baby boom generation, it was both the best of times and the worst of times.

During a time of war it seems an identity crisis was born. Many young people involved themselves in trying to make America a better place for all people. The boundaries of gender, sexuality, race and even space would be pushed to their limits and even broken if possible.

The Psalm 60’s are set on a backdrop of war and a search for identity. These sometimes desperate times always led the Psalmist to remember who God is and what He’s always done. No matter what you may face, God is always faithful.

The 1960’s was a decade of extremes, of transformational change and bizarre contrasts: flower children and assassins, idealism and alienation, rebellion and backlash. For many in the massive post-World War II baby boom generation, it was both the best of times and the worst of times.

During a time of war it seems an identity crisis was born. Many young people involved themselves in trying to make America a better place for all people. The boundaries of gender, sexuality, race and even space would be pushed to their limits and even broken if possible.

The Psalm 60’s are set on a backdrop of war and a search for identity. These sometimes desperate times always led the Psalmist to remember who God is and what He’s always done. No matter what you may face, God is always faithful.

The 1960’s was a decade of extremes, of transformational change and bizarre contrasts: flower children and assassins, idealism and alienation, rebellion and backlash. For many in the massive post-World War II baby boom generation, it was both the best of times and the worst of times.

During a time of war it seems an identity crisis was born. Many young people involved themselves in trying to make America a better place for all people. The boundaries of gender, sexuality, race and even space would be pushed to their limits and even broken if possible.

The Psalm 60’s are set on a backdrop of war and a search for identity. These sometimes desperate times always led the Psalmist to remember who God is and what He’s always done. No matter what you may face, God is always faithful.