Magrey R. deVega is the Senior Pastor at Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida. He is the author of Awaiting the Already: An Advent Journey through the Gospels and a contributor to Feasting on the Gospels: John Volume 1 and the forthcoming A Preacher's Guide to Lectionary Sermon Series, both published by Westminster John Knox Press.
Despite the presence of many beautiful Advent songs in many of our hymnals, most of us would prefer to skip right to singing our favorite Christmas carols. But in our rush to get to the joy of Christmas, we forget what Advent is all about-watching a...
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