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Preaching the Real during the Ideal of Christmas

We want to preach a Norman Rockwell Christmas, but we live in a "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."

Steve Luxa

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How Can I Enjoy Christmas?

How do we put "merry" into "Merry Christmas"?

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