Thanksgiving: family, friends, and of course, food and football; all things to be thankful for. We can each add to that specific things we are personally grateful for this year. Whether you keep your list to yourself, post or twitter something each day in November, or take turns sharing around the Thanksgiving table, let’s remember it’s not all just about what we’re thankful for, but who we’re thankful to.

If you are looking for comedy this Christmas? Well look no further. Below is our top list of funny Christmas videos. These videos are all guaranteed to make you laugh.

We each carry burdens through life. Sometimes it’s just the daily grind and all the little things that add up. But other times our world gets rocked. When our hearts break, when it takes a while to find a good enough reason to get out of bed, when we question God’s goodness, when we can’t see through to the other side, or when there is no other side—those are the times we need to trust that God can turn our ashes into something beautiful for his namesake.

It’s human nature to be a critic. It’s so much easier to find things to complain about than things to be grateful for. Although, we can easily think of reasons to be thankful, it’s just talk if we don’t really feel thankful. For many, life isn’t exactly what we thought it would be. Things haven’t always gone according to plan and its left us discouraged—especially as the holidays kick off.

Unfortunately we know all too well life is full of real monsters that are neither fun nor for pretend. We may find ourselves in scary situations, but we don’t have to be afraid.

We asked youth workers all over to share with us their favorite Skit Guys videos for youth ministry. We compiled this feedback of videos that are frequently shown in youth ministry into a list that you can use when you need a go to video.

As Christians we know prayer is an important part of our relationship with God. After all, how can we have a relationship with someone we don’t talk to? And while we believe in the importance of prayer, at times we may feel like we’re just going through the motions, talking to ourselves, and checking things off the list of people or things we need to pray for.

Have you ever wished, even for a minute, that everyone else was just like you? Did you ever have a day when everyone around you seemed kind of weird? Maybe you’re better than that, but there are a whole lot of us out there who are still maturing in that area. God created us all unique and that’s a beautiful thing—but it can also be a messy thing.