Jesus came to give the ultimate gift: “How much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17).

That was fine with me. I enjoyed it. But it hurt my soul that the only Christmas music I heard in that church that night focused on “Frosty the Snowman” and “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer ...