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Expanding our view of Pentecost

Tomorrow the Christian Church celebrates Pentecost. Pentecost is observed 50 days after Easter when God sent the Holy Spirit to the first disciples...

The Feast of Ascension: Does it have to be spiritual vs. physical

Tomorrow the Chrisian church celebrates the Feast of Ascension. This is the day the church remembers Jesus ascending back to heaven after the...

Easter celebration continues and is visible in banners

Those Presbyterians are sure terrible about getting their banners up and down.The Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Burns Flat still has their...

Christmas is Christian: The Reformers agree.

Last time we saw how Christmas, or the feast of Christ's nativity, was celebrated from quite early in the Church, both east and west; and we...

Pssst...Presbyterian! Christmas is Christian.

Christmas is almost upon us, and while probably most Presbyterians, like most Christians, celebrate Christmas without hesitation each year, there...

Why Advent? Waiting requires training.

Waiting probably doesn't seem like a skill. It would seem that any old Schmoe can sit around until something happens. But that's not what...

Why Advent? Waiting is a must.

Christ's second coming is going to be a Great Feast (Is. 25). Advent teaches us that waiting is necessary, and the season trains us, then, to...

Why Advent? Time matters.

This series is a defense of the observance of Advent. Be sure to read Part 1. The series will in many places serve not only as a defense of Advent...

Why Advent? It's historical.

This past Sunday marked the beginning of the liturgical season of Advent, recognized by the majority of Christian churches in the world. While many...