New Year's Day
While the start of the liturgical calendar is the first Sunday of Advent, January 1 remains a popular global holiday for celebrating the new year. (It has Christian origins, too, since the Gregorian calendar was introduced by introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582). Many churches especially those in Wesleyan traditions, hold watchnight services on New Year’s Eve. Other Christians (even those averse to similar abstaining seasons, like Lent) join in the traditional effort to make and keep New Year’s resolutions.
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Why some people may want to abandon New Year's resolutions as soon as possible.
What Another Year of Routine Teaches Us about GodAs G. K. Chesterton reminds us, the Lord is “strong enough to exult in monotony.”español
A Pastor’s Key to 2021: Grounded HopefulnessDuring this new year renewal, we need to grieve what we've lost or endured and also embrace what God has promised to do.
10 Fresh Ways to Read Your Bible in 2021The need to engrave Scripture on our hearts feels all the more urgent this year.españolPortuguês简体中文한국어Indonesian繁体中文
Podcast: Reason for HopeA look back at 2020, and a look forward to what God might do in 2021.
My New Year’s Resolution: To Call Myself Christian in PublicAfter years of “playing it cool” with my unbelieving friends, I can tell you: It only gets weirder to talk about faith the longer you wait.
The Most Life-Changing New Year’s Resolution Won’t Come EasyJesus warned his disciples that following him would cost them.
5 Ways to Fulfill Your New Year’s ResolutionsThe holy work of change requires a power much greater than personal discipline.
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