It's That Time of the Year!

I just felt like writing something on this blog. And I've noticed that the last time I made an entry on this site was last December, 2007.

The thought came to me that it must be something about this time of year to make me start to reflect. Something about Advent and the approaching Christmas season.

I've heard it said that there are 3 types of Christians; Advent Christians, Easter Christians, and Pentecostal Christians.

Advent Christians waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus, acknowledging that we are living in this world but with the Hope of our Savior's coming back into it to save us.

Easter Christians celebrating the Resurrection of our Savior, living with the Joy that we have been saved and that Jesus has given us a New Life.

And Pentecostal Christians using the gifts that the Holy Spirit has bestowed on us and being "on fire" with the Good News.

Now, in a sense, we're all a bit of each of the aforementioned but I think that there is some truth where we feel more of an affinity towards versus the others. And if that is the case, I would have to say that I feel an affinity to being an Advent Christian.

There is something about this time of the year. We approach the shortest day of the year, the Winter Solstice. The nights come earlier and stays around a bit longer in the morning. And this just makes the sunny days all the more special. And yet, when it's cloudy out there and the winds howl out there a bit more as it's doing today here in the Southwest corner of Michigan, the mood just lends itself to a contemplative spirit inside.