Christmas is easily the 'high holy day' in the life of American culture. Christians often find themselves in the middle of a divide between the sacred element, the family element, and the retail consumeristic element.
In Grace and Peace, the seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany are celebrated by acknowledging the secular, cultural parts of the season and, at the same time, they are first and foremost celebrations of God's incarnation in the living Christ.
