Tagged: “Church Year”
The Hidden God
The Church Year takes us on the journey toward the Cross in a series of stages.
Continue ReadingUnwrapping the Christmas Gift
It’s one of those slippery words.
You know what I mean.
Continue ReadingMagnifying God with J.S. Bach
He’s been called “the fifth evangelist.”
Johann Sebastian Bach may not have recorded a Gospel as did Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, but he nevertheless made the good news of Jesus known in a sublime and beautiful way.
Continue ReadingWhat to make of Halloween
Every year about this time, Christian parents get stuck.
They become filled with consternation about whether or not to go trick-or-treating and celebrate that most ghoulish of holidays, Halloween.
Continue ReadingWhy I believe in guardian angels
Guardian angels.
Some pastors pooh-pooh the concept as so much sentimental hogwash, but I think that the Scriptures support such an idea (rightly understood).
Continue ReadingPatron saint of the obscure
We don’t know much about Valentine.
We know that he was martyred for his Christian faith under the Emperor Claudius II.
Continue ReadingMaking Your Home a Mini Sanctuary
The stable was not much of a home for the newborn Jesus.
Continue ReadingBaptizing the Groundhog
Skeptics of Christianity often want to point out supposedly pagan roots to Christian holidays—”Christmas is just a baptized Saturnalia,” for instance.
Continue ReadingWhat is a “gesima,” anyway?
The journey to the Cross that we take by way of the Church Year isn’t a free-fall to Good Friday.
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