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TAB Media’s top stories of 2025

December 26, 2025

Every December, our TAB Media team takes the time to look back and assess some of the stories we published in print and online for

True Christmas spirit on display

December 25, 2025

At First Baptist Church Moore, Oklahoma, Paulia Box Merrell wanted to motivate kids in a more visual way.

First person: Christmas in a broken world

December 24, 2025

For many, images of glowing lights, nostalgic carols, bountiful tables and family gatherings are synonymous with Christmas. Yet, amidst our celebrations is a dark underbelly that, though suppressed, competes for our attention every December.

First person: Lessons from ‘The Little Drummer Boy’

December 23, 2025

I’ll start with a confessional. Sometimes, Christmas music gets on my nerves. But before you call the grinch squad on me, I’ll explain. I will use The Little Drummer Boy as a jumping off place.

Naughty or nice? Church leaders share thoughts on Santa.

December 22, 2025

Stephanie Gilliam, director of children’s ministries at Highland Baptist Church in Florence, Alabama, said she grew up in a “Santa family.” She said she likes

Sending Christmas joy to Native American communities in Oklahoma

December 21, 2025

For 30 years, First Baptist Church Epworth, Georgia, has taken shoeboxes to South Dakota, and now to Oklahoma. On Dec. 5, 37 church members traveled to the Muscogee-Seminole-Wichita Indian Baptist Association in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to deliver 1,904 shoeboxes so children could have a better Christmas.