We hear a lot about the “rules” of relationships – especially when it comes to marriage and family. If you are married, think back to the advice you got on the day of your nuptials. Chances are you got advice like “don’t go to bed angry” and “don’t let your kids see you fight.” There [...]
Non-Christians take advantage of this holiday, often exchanging gifts and decorating trees, even though they don’t believe in Jesus, for whom the holiday was named. But, as many people probably know, Christmas didn’t start out as a Christian holiday. Various ancient cultures, from the Babylonians to the Celts, held celebrations around the time of the Winter Solstice, and many of our holiday traditions come from the pagan traditions of Saturnalia in ancient Rome and Yule across Scandinavian and other Northern European countries.