In the liturgical calendar, Advent is a time of great darkness — a period of waiting for the Savior to be born. In today’s more secular culture, December gets a jollier treatment set to the tune of sleigh bells and Christmas singalongs. But the Evergreenpoint Carolers, daring to instill religious hymns into an increasingly profane world, have unwillingly brought on the woes of Advent alongside the joys of Christmas.
Three winters ago, canvassers outside…
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