Merchants love Christmas because a huge portion of their annual sales are rung up when we buy gifts for each other. At the mall we are assailed by lights, trees, tinsel, ornaments, and all sorts of holiday cheer. What you will not find there is much reference to the Christ whose coming is the reason for the season.
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: November 29, 2011
Merchants love Christmas because a huge portion of their annual sales are rung up when we buy gifts for each other. At the mall we are assailed by lights, trees, tinsel, ornaments, and all sorts of holiday cheer. What you will not find there is much reference to the Christ whose coming is the reason for the season.