by Glenn Sunshine | Dec 23, 2024 | Church History, Church Year, Culture, Culture & Society, Featured, History
In the previous post, I looked at two Advent and Christmas traditions with roots in the Middle Ages, crèches and caroling. There are others, of course, but most of them involve decorations: holly, mistletoe, wreaths, and Christmas trees. All of these also connect us...
by Glenn Sunshine | Dec 16, 2024 | Arts & Media, Church History, Church Year, Featured, History, Worship
Advent is my favorite season of the church year. It makes me feel connected to the past in ways that other times of the year do not. As a historian and something of a romantic, that feeling of connection touches a deep place in my heart. Yet oddly enough, growing up,...
by Glenn Sunshine | Dec 9, 2024 | Arts & Media, Church History, Culture, Featured, History, Worldview
When I got the news about the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris back in 2019, I felt much the same way I did on 9/11. I lived for a time in Paris, and I have lots of good memories of the cathedral. And besides, as a historian, I place a great deal of value on...
by Glenn Sunshine | Dec 2, 2024 | Bible & Theology, Church Year, Discipleship, Featured, Worship
For My Non-Liturgical Friends: A Quick Introduction to the Church Year The church year takes us on a liturgical journey through the story of our redemption in Christ. It begins with Advent, the season of anticipation of the coming of Christ, moves to Christmas and...
by Glenn Sunshine | Nov 29, 2024 | Breakpoint
Though much of America celebrates today as Black Friday, Christians anticipate this time of year for a very different reason. This Sunday begins the season of Advent, a time set aside in the Christian calendar to reflect on the coming of Jesus into the...
