When the early Christian church celebrated the birth of Jesus, it easily adopted the date of Dec. 25 and the theme of returning light, life and hopeful celebration from ancient ...

spiritual level, Christ is the light of world, and He will come again, which is the main theme of Advent: the second coming of Christ.” Many clergy leading Longest Night or winter solstice ...

By practicing these simple, intentional habits, I can keep my spirits high during the winter months and give my spiritual life a boost, too. Establish Rhythms of Daily Prayer. When daylight hours ...

December 25 was selected as it was at a time when the Romans celebrated the return of the sun after the winter solstice. In some parts of the Christian world other dates became more important, such as ...