In the video, Dan talks about the family story of Jesus, and the fact that Jesus, like us, comes from someone (a people), somewhere (a place

In the video, Dan talks about how in Jesus’ family story we recognize that, like you and I, he came from a people, a place, and a covenant story that is, truly, the story of humankind.

In the video, Dan talks about family: “When we think of Christmas, and the season of Advent that anticipates it, many of us think of family. Family. It is that strange mix of people we call mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, great-grandparents, and even non-family members who aren’t blood related to us—but feel as though they could be.”

In the video, Dan talks about how Advent is the season that marks the beginning of the Christian Year and starts the Awakening Calendar.

In Roots: Advent and the Family Story of Jesus, we rediscover that Jesus—born naturally of a mother from a family line herself, and nurtured