Each year, we make resolutions, despite statistics supporting that many resolutions are broken before the sun goes down on the new year. We look back at the year gone by, take stock of where we are and determine to make a change or set of changes to improve our lives, ourselves, or our situation. WeContinue reading “2017: Resolved. (?)”
For Auld Lang Syne
Every New Year’s Eve, at the stroke of midnight, people usher in the new year by bidding goodbye to the year just passed by singing Auld Lang Syne. Written in 1788 by Robert Burns, Auld Lang Syne is a Scots poem set to the tune of a traditional folk song. In essence, the phrase ‘auldContinue reading “For Auld Lang Syne”
Why Christmas Matters
Why does Christmas matter? As Christians, we celebrate Christmas to honor the birth of Jesus Christ. Transforming over two millennia, today, Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a global commercial spectacle and cultural tradition. Easter served as the primary day of celebration in the early years of the Christian Church. The birth ofContinue reading “Why Christmas Matters”
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