After Mike’s wife died and his kids started spending Christmas with their significant others, Christmas became the loneliest time of the year. As he started spending Christmas with friends in similar situations, he realized that joy and sorrow can coexist.

We’re told that the holidays are a time for celebration, joy and happiness, but some find it to be a season of sadness, loneliness and frustration. What are your expectations for this holiday season?

Hugh Hollowell began to value the ministry of presence after offering to sit in the dark with a friend.

This week’s post is a double feature. In the first clip, Adam Taylor suggests that the word “activism” often feels like a bad word in our culture, yet we still celebrate some of the most profound activists in our history. In the second clip, Adam tells a story about how he helped start a campaign during college that put pressure on The Coca-Cola Company to provide AIDS anti-viral treatment to their entire African workforce.