By Chaplain Mike For to me, to live is Christ (Phil 1:21) And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. (Heb 12:1-2, NLT) Joan Chittister calls following the Church Year, “the attempt toContinue reading “Church Year Spirituality: The Main Thing”
Category Archives: Christian Seasons
Church Year Spirituality: Living in God’s Story
By Chaplain Mike In our introduction to this series, “Church Year Spirituality,” I gave five primary reasons why I think it advantageous for Christians to form their spiritual lives — their walk with God through Christ — around the liturgical year. It enables us to live in God’s story. It keeps the main thing theContinue reading “Church Year Spirituality: Living in God’s Story”
Church Year Spirituality
By Chaplain Mike Next Sunday is the final Lord’s Day in the Church Year. Christians who follow the liturgical calendar will begin a new year of living in the Gospel with the commencement of Advent on Nov. 28. The diagram on the right gives an overview of the annual Church calendar. Advent is the seasonContinue reading “Church Year Spirituality”
Preparing to Honor the Saints
By Chaplain Mike In some traditions, All Saints’ Day was celebrated on Nov. 1, while others will honor the saints this coming Sunday, the first in November. All Saints’ may be compared to American national holidays like Veterans Day or Memorial Day. On it we remember and honor the lives, faithfulness, deeds, teachings, and martyrdomsContinue reading “Preparing to Honor the Saints”
Praising God in “Ordinary Time”
By Chaplain Mike During the part of the Christian Year that some call “Ordinary Time,” we sometimes miss special celebratory aspects of worship that take place during the more festive seasons. For example, the music. One way I have found to fill this gap is to listen year round to J.S. Bach’s cantatas. Bach wroteContinue reading “Praising God in “Ordinary Time””
The Season after Pentecost: “Ordinary Time”
By Chaplain Mike For those who follow the Christian Calendar, we are now in the season after Pentecost. This season is also known as, “Ordinary Time.” Robert Webber explains the meaning of the term, and how this season compares to the rest of the liturgical year: The period between Pentecost and the beginning of AdventContinue reading “The Season after Pentecost: “Ordinary Time””
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