New Year’s Resolutions from a Theological Perspective
by Dan Delzell, Pastor of Wellspring Lutheran Church , Papillion, Neb “I am going to do this or that differently in the new year. And I mean it this time!” Who hasn’t set off with great intentions on January 1? By the end of the first month however, things often seem to have settled back into “status quo” mode. So is there a solution to this “resolution riddle” and this new year’s quandary? Actually, yes. And believe it or not, the solution is found in the Bible. When we approach this issue from a theological perspective, we begin to see