Tag Archives: holy days

24/7 Christians and Lent

By D. G. Hart | Published: April 6, 2012
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With one of those liturgical seasons coming to a close and with a big Sunday on the horizon — we’re not talking Super Bowl but chocolate bunnies — a passing comment on the time of the year known as Lent may be in order. Peter Leithart has been blogging about it, which may indicate that… Read More→

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Happy Hodgemas

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 28, 2010

I understand that for those observers of all holidays, but holy and secular, persevering a whole week between Christmas and New Year’s Day without a party can be an ordeal. I also know that for those vinegary Presbyterians who don’t observe the nativity of Christ in late December, non-observance can look downright acidic. The remedy… Read More→

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Catechetical Preaching Solves the Church Calendar Problem

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 8, 2010

I continue to scratch my head that low-church Protestants are as attached as they are to the calendar of the Roman Catholic church. They don’t think of Christmas or Easter as part of Roman Catholic liturgical practices. But assigning Christ’s birth to December 25th and Christ’s resurrection to the fortunes of the lunar calender and… Read More→

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Sixteen Reasons Not To Watch the Super Bowl

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 5, 2010

16. Remember the Sabbath day. 15. Keep it holy. 14. You have six days for all your work. 13. The Sabbath belongs to God. 12. Don’t work on it. 11. Don’t let your son work on it. 10. Or your daughter. 9. Or football players. 8. Or cheerleaders. 7. Or advertizing executives. 6. Or broadcasters.… Read More→

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