There's some unique language thrown around in theological circles that can go a long way in helping us understand the nature of God and God's activity in the world. One of my favorites is irruption. It is also a particularly "Adventy" type of word. I simply cannot hear, say, or type it without it forming an image in my head. It immediately sparks my imagination, igniting divine expectation.

Advent, like the life of the Christian, is a season of contrast and resistance. It is shockingly a dissatisfied life.

Jesus' coming, both past, and future, confronts us because it will not allow us to go on our merry way and live our lives unaffected by His coming. The world as you know it is gone. A new world has come.