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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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Fighting Addiction Starts with Forgiveness
An excerpt from Freely Sober: Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith on God’s grace in setting the captives free.
From Panic Attacks to Physical Discipline
How one new year turned my life around spiritually and physically.
Where Your Heart Is, There Your Habits Will Be Also
We won’t want to change until we know why we need to and what we’re aiming for.
The Bulletin
The Bulletin Remembers 2025
Mike, Russell, and Clarissa reflect on 2025 top news stories and look forward to the new year.
Celebrating the Stars and Their Maker on Māori New Year
As Matariki is celebrated in New Zealand, Christians navigate a return to the festival’s pagan roots.
Family, Dumplings, and Jesus? Christians Navigate Mongolian New Year
Believers are learning how to celebrate and evangelize amid Tsagaan Sar’s Buddhism-infused rituals.
It’s Okay to Have an Unhappy New Year
We know holiness doesn’t always lead to happiness. But what if our unhappiness can itself be holy?
Have Yourself a (Less) Scary Little Christmas
The looming new year can be anxiety-inducing—but God has all the mercy, grace, and rest we need.
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After Shooting, California Churches’ Lunar New Year Celebrations Turned Solemn
Blocks away from the Monterey Park and Alhambra crime scenes, some Asian American pastors adjusted services and offered prayers to address the tragedy.
Seek Prosperity Properly During Lunar New Year
It’s not wrong to celebrate our blessings. But Asian theologians and pastors advise how to do so in biblical, godly ways amid the festival’s red envelopes and best wishes.