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The Church Calendar for Evangelicals: Why It Matters

Writing, I have discovered, is one of my more helpful spiritual disciplines. It helps me to think and to meditate on the Word. I have also discovered that it is one of the most difficult disciplines for me to maintain when my schedule is busy (You can pretty well gauge which periods have been the least busy for me by when I have posted on here the most). Today, however, I was struck by inspiration, on which I hope to follow through: this year I would like to do a series of posts following the church calendar. Now, most of you reading this are Evangelicals, which means you probably don’t know much about the church calendar—it’s a tradition followed mostly by Catholics and Mainline Protestants. You’re probably aware of seasons like Advent and Lent, and you’re probably aware that Christmas has twelve days (If only because of the song). I only know of the church calendar because of my time at seminary. While I was there, however, I discovered that this calendar is a powerful devot