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A kind word, a helping hand, a prayer, these are small acts of kindness that can go a long way.

"We've talked about random acts of kindness for years, which is great, but it's a lot about doing. Have a list and do something every day," Becky Keife, author and manager of DaySprings (in)courage explains. "There is definitely an aspect of action, but the simple difference, I believe, begins with seeing more, seeing more of the people in front of you."

All we want for Christmas is this Mariah Carey and Kirk Franklin special.

Carey's latest Christmas special, The Magic Continues, premiers on Friday. The special with a vintage feel is backed up by Franklin and Khalid.

It features a gospel choir led by Franklin and an interview. Carey's twins make an appearance in the special.

Joyous gospel music will be filling homes this weekend as a new movie centres around an assistant pastor leading her first jamboree right before Christmas.

Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas zooms in on the life of Olivia, a brand-new assistant pastor at a Black  gospel church who was promoted to lead pastor just in time for the church's event of the season, the Winter Jamboree.

"Any organization in this day and age that does not create systems of accountability will eventually come to ruin," says one Megachurch Pastor. 

Jeff Vines is the pastor of One&All Church in San Dimas, California, was mentored by the late Ravi Zacharias. Vines also spoke at the International Conference on Missions (ICOM) in late November about accountability in ministry. There were 4,000 missionaries, ministers, and church leaders in attendance. 

A popular Bible app is sharing its most popular Bible verse of the year as the pandemic continues to drive people to the Bible

Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all things will be added to you" was the most popular verse in 2021. YouVersion says it was bookmarked, highlighted, and shared the most.

Evangelical Christians and those with post-secondary education are the most likely to believe they can accurately tell the Christmas story from memory.

A Christian resource company's research division, Lifeway Research, has released the results of a small survey for one question: How much of the Christmas story found in the Bible could you tell from memory?

A mother says her family is surrounded by love after the death of the family’s father in a plane crash and their 11-year-old daughter was seriously injured. 

A small plane crash flying over northern Lake Michigan crashed on Beaver Island on November 13. Eleven-year-old Laney Perdue was the only survivor out of the commuter plane's five occupants. Her mother, Christie, says her 43-year-old dad's last act was wrapping his arms around her.

Why can't we all just get along? It sounds simple, but for so many this can be extremely challenging.

After going through her own experience within the church, Danielle Macaulay, author, blogger, podcaster, speaker and television personality, felt called to help others.

At one point in her life, while pastoring at an affluent church just outside New York City, Danielle felt a strong hatred towards one of the women involved in the ministry. She was jealous of this woman and cheered for her to fail.

Iran’s Supreme Court has declared nine Christians “not guilty” of leading house churches, however a missions expert says the move may not be what it appears to be.

Heart4Iran’s Mike Ansari says it’s a move to curry international favour, not a sign of actual change.

“It’s simply politics. It’s simply a game of chess. They (Iranian authorities) allow for the certain release of people and pressure so that they could have a better optic in the international community; so they could say, ‘Look, we are a democratic country, we’re fine,’” Ansari says.

Robyn Dykstra spent years as a Playboy Bunny, oblivious to God’s master plan for her life.

But she escaped a life of drugs, alcohol, and promiscuity for a fresh start with Jesus.