
October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford

Anxiety and depression are increasing in America, particularly among the younger generation. It’s time to revisit what the Bible says about worry.

God has helped us in ages past, and he won’t forsake us in the new year ahead.

The historic First Christian Church of Monticello, KY, has experienced growth and revival under the ministerial leadership of Joe Tipton.

In his editorial for the start of 1875, Christian Standard’s founding editor, Isaac Errett, offered 5 suggestions to his readers that will enable them to “consecrate” themselves anew…

Stories of Christmas Memories by 8 Christian leaders from across the country and around the world.

Mike Kennedy, a bi-vocational minister at Minnehaha Church of Christ in Vancouver, Washington, shares a Christmas memory and the value of holding on to those memories.

Steve Reeves, the minister of Spring Hill Church of Christ in Middletown, Ohio, recalls the Christmas gift of a motorcycle and how learning to ride it can reflect…

Rebekah Hannum, a missionary to Spain, recalls a Christmas gift of life from a friend who donated a kidney and a Christmas gift of life from Jesus.

Church planter and minister Brent Bramer shares a memory from childhood of a family tradition that took place on Christmas Eve.

Matt Branum, a church planter and minister, tells the story of a Christmas that turned out to be both a last and a first.

Pino Neglia, a missionary to Italy and Albania, describes 4 lessons he learned in a train station in Rome at Christmas.

Dr. Sara Fudge shares a Christmas memory about a time spent with her brother who had been away as a soldier in the Vietnam War.
A few exciting things that are happening with Christian Standard that you should know about.

Victor Knowles, the Founder and President of Peace On Earth Ministries (POEM) and Editor of One Body Magazine, shares a childhood Christmas memory.

Today’s technology offers innovative ways to restore New Testament prayer patterns in Christian marriages.
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