The Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaton, the 'heretic king', was the first person in history (1353 BCE) to promote monotheism, declaring that Aten, symbolized by the sun's disk, was the sole god. At the time, Egypt, like most societies, was...

What happens when a high school English teacher submits a student's paper to an award winning contest without her knowledge and the essay wins the "golden quill award" for writing excellence? For eighteen-year-old Sheila Gray the...

Candle ceremonies are common components in many faith traditions and religious rituals. Jews pray the menorah at Hanukkah and African American Kwanzaa employs mishumaa candles. The Christian faith uses the Advent wreath at Christmas. The Advent...

Chanukah or Christmas, Chanumas or Christikah … that is the question. In the olden days our faith was often more consistent and predictable, but in today’s world many families are interfaith. How does a family celebrate the holidays...

“Preachers of LA” was first televised in 2013 then the “Preachers of Detroit” aired in January of 2015. Now, Oxygen Media re imagines the network’s popular franchise and heads to Atlanta, Georgia with the series...

We homeschooled our four children for over 10 years. As a Catholic Christian family, we celebrated Advent in the weeks before Christmas. In our homeschool, the entire month of December was devoted to Advent preparation and Christmas countdown...

The Catholic Church, and some protestant Christian denominations, celebrate Advent as the four-week period of preparation before Christmas. People follow Advent calendars to count down the days until Christmas. Advent calendars have little windows...

The Sparkle Box by Jill Hardie is an inspirational Christmas story that includes a young boy, a mysterious shiny box with "the power to change Christmas" and a new found family tradition. The tale, inspired by Matthew 25:40 "Truly I...

The baby story line on “The Young and the Restless” has gotten more and more complicated as days have passed. Dr. Anderson just handed Sharon Sage's baby, the boy who was thought to be dead. Surely a mother would recognize her son,...

Thanksgiving and Christmas bring thoughts of gifts and there is no better gift to enrich and stir a child's imagination than a book, especially for children learning the joys of reading. In addition to the faith-based books "The...

According to pious Christian tradition, it was during the Battle ofthe Milvian Bridge on Oct. 28, 312 AD that Emperor Constantine saw a Christian cross of light in the sky above the sun with words in Greek "ἐν τούτῳ νίκα" (en toútōi níka...

President Barack Obama took to the podium Monday at the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, and delivered a scathing rebuke of Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz following statements the two men had made concerning the admittance...

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of traditional baking, Christmas shopping, and full holiday schedules to savor the true meaning of Christmas with one or more emotionally engaging devotions Kathy Ide compiled for 21 Days of Christmas. Their...