Farewell to the Old Year: What the Bible Has to Say About Endings (and Beginnings)
There is much wisdom in the Bible about how to approach the passage of time, as Premier Unbelievable? says goodbye to 2024
Every New Year’s Eve, as I hold my glass aloft waiting for the clock to strike twelve, I have an involuntary moment of panic. My heart skips a beat and my mind races as I process that the coming of the new year means the death of the old one. The fact that I will never live another moment under the old calendar startles me. It is the same fear many of us feel on our birthday knowing we cannot reverse the clock, or the cold feet we experience on our wedding day realising we will never be single again. It is the fear of endings. So, what does the Bible have to say about endings… (Register to read the rest of the article)
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