https://signandshadow.com/tags/vows/ Recent content in Vows on Sign and Shadow Hugo -- gohugo.io en tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) © 2026 Tommy Keene Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://signandshadow.com/2016/01/01/should-i-make-a-new-years-resolution/ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) https://signandshadow.com/2016/01/01/should-i-make-a-new-years-resolution/ <h1 class="relative group">Should I make a New Year’s Resolution? <div id="should-i-make-a-new-years-resolution" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#should-i-make-a-new-years-resolution" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h1> <p>It may be a cultural tradition, but is resolving to “do better this year” good theology? If I am saved by grace alone, through faith alone, why should I worry about making a New Year’s resolution? After all, God loves me “just as I am.”<figure><img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" alt="20120331-longwoodApril2012-0081" src="https://signandshadow.com/images/20120331-longwoodApril2012-0081-300x200.jpg" ></figure> </p>