It’s about this time of year when you might have the opportunity to work the word ‘Advent’ into a conversation or two. Normally, your opportunities to use ‘Advent’ will be limited to joining it with ‘calendar’ and ‘chocolate’ as such: “Who ate my Advent calendar chocolate today?” However, you may find yourself in a hip place with hip people discussing hip things when all of a sudden, the word ‘Advent’ will pop up.
Picture yourself at Starbucks (or Caribou – which is now sold at my local grocery store!) with a friend or two discussing the complexities of our modern, Apple-infused life when, without warning, the phrase, “Guess what – it’s advent season now!” just blurts out of your mouth. When this happens, you can choose to say 1 of 3 things:
(1) “Oops, excuse me. That skinny venti pumpkin spice latte extra whip really puts words into my mouth!”
(2) “The heathens, *ehem* everyone else calls it the Christmas season, but we Christians know that it’s truly called Advent. It’s what we’ve always called it. We like to get excited about Christmas after the actual birth of Jesus. Duh, people. ”
(3) “I was just reading the LCMS FAQ page and it said that the word “advent” is from the Latin word for “coming,” and as such, describes the “coming” of our Lord Jesus Christ into the flesh.”
After those conversation stoppers, just be prepared with a “So, did you see that new iPod commercial?” to promtly get the glazed over look off your friends’ faces.
Any other ‘conversation stoppers’ you can think of?
Bonus points for dead language or Apple product references.
Tags: Advent, Apple, Caribou, Christmas, jesus, LCMS, Starbucks