by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 2, 2025 | Day of God's coronation, New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Salvation, Thanksgiving, Traditions, Worship
For those of us in the “good ole USA,” the movement of the clock hand from 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday to midnight on Wednesday changed, not only the date of the day, but the month and year as well. With the tick of the minute hand, the calendar made the transition from...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 5, 2017 | Christian living, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, New Year, Pagan Celebrations, Paganism
It’s that time of year when many make resolutions which they will abandon within weeks, perhaps even days or hours. The spirit may be willing, but the flesh, as we all know, is weak. When and where did this tradition of making New Year’s resolutions originate? Does it...
by Jonathan Miles | Dec 29, 2016 | Global Warming, New Year
What a year it has been. Sir Austen Chamberlain, a member of parliament, recounted the following in an address: “It is not so long ago that a member of the Diplomatic Body in London, who had spent some years of his service in China, told me that there was a Chinese...
