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Our Advent Christmas Tree Tradition (part 3)

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The final layer of our Christmas tree traditional decorations is gold, which represents the future and looking toward heaven.  (Or “glorification,” if you want to use fancy theological terminology.  Which Michael did, for the sake of teaching Ariel the vocabulary.)  “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” is a great carol for this one! “Now I […]

Our Advent Christmas Tree Tradition (part 2)

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The red and the silver are now on our Christmas tree in the next stage(s) of our Advent Christmas tree tradition. Red symbolizes what is in the past – Jesus’ blood, shed for us.  We read from passages such as Isaiah 53, and sing carols that speak of Jesus as the Redeemer. The silver symbolizes […]

Our Christmas Tree: A Family Advent Devotional (part 1)

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Updated 29 Oct 2021.  Originally published 14 Dec 2010. I feel as though my posts, overall, are not nearly as focused on Christmas as most other bloggers’ have been lately.  Let me tip the balance just a little by talking about our tree, which serves as a family Advent devotional. How it All Started We […]