Here’s the “Christmas edition” of Family Friday Links:

Brittany Salmon had a post on TGC blog about celebrating Christmas in the midst of suffering. She writes, “It’s easy to be thankful when God ordains seasons of joy and plenty, but it was an ugly fight for gratitude when he ordained suffering.” She goes on discuss sentimentality verses fixating on what really matters. This is a helpful post for those who find this time of year hard.

Thom Rainer had a post about mistakes churches make at Christmas. His list consists of 10 mistakes (… probably the top 10). Ministry leaders and pastors would do well to consider this list.

For the Church had a series of 3 posts (here, here, and here) about the necessity of a theological library. I share this here for 2 reasons: 1) Every believing family would do well to have access to this kind of resources. 2) If you’re still looking for a gift for that hard to shop for person on your list …

What have you been reading online lately? Leave us a link in the comment section for us to check out.