• Harvest Christian Fellowship Pastor Greg Laurie on How to Avoid a 'Fake Christmas'

  Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, says that to avoid having a "fake Christmas," it's important to keep Christ at the center of the holiday season.

  

• Hanukkah 2017: The 'Festival of Lights' and the Christian Faith, Traditions, Meaning, and History

  Tuesday, December 12 marks the first day of Hanukkah, also known as the Feast of Dedication" or the "Festival of Lights." The eight-day Jewish holiday, which ends in the evening of Wednesday, December 20, celebrates the rededication of Jerusalem's holy temple in 164 B.C. after it was defiled by a pagan ruler.

  

• North Korean Defector Shares How Prison Guards Forced Her to Abort 3 Month-Old Baby Without Medication

  A North Korean defector opened up about the atrocities she endured in the isolated country, including how she was forced to have an abortion without medication following her repatriation from China.

  

• School Survey Asking 6 Y/O Children to Identify Their 'Actual Gender' Scrapped Amid Backlash from Parents

  A question asking elementary school children if they feel "comfortable with their gender" and encouraging them to identify their "actual gender" has been removed from an NHS survey amid backlash from parents.

  

• #PrayforCalifornia Trends Across Twitter as Southern California's Thomas Fire Grows

  Southern California's Thomas fire grew by more than 50,000 acres on Sunday, making it the fifth-largest wildfire in the state's history - and it may to continue to spread, fire officials have warned.