Advent Songs

Just in case you are flagging during advent, here's the Boss with a song for you ... have you been good??

Advent Wallpaper

I've change my pc desktop wallpaper for Advent. This is a copy of the Cestello Annunciation by Botticelli. There are a number of copies on the web, but I like the vibrant colours in this one. I know that neither Mary nor the angel would have looked anything like this, but it is a great work of art and well worth looking at for more than the 24 days of Advent.
Just in case you think I've gone all arty, this image is used on the dust cover of The New International Commentary on the New Testament series, published by Eerdmans. I've got one or two in the series and Gordon Fee on 1 Corinthians is highly recommended.

IVP Advent

For the more seriously minded, IVP have an on line advent calendar which you can find here.

Advent Cheer

Just to keep us all going during Advent, some cheer from Frank Kelly ...