A.W. Tozer on the Irony of What We've Made of Christmas

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A.W. Tozer on the Irony of What We've Made of Christmas

Christ came to bring peace and we celebrate his coming by making peace impossible for six weeks of each year …. He came to help the poor and we heap gifts upon those who do not need them.
—A.W. Tozer

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