Bode, 

Hopefully your article would go a long way to make a lot of people rethink what they perceive Christmas to be all about. Like you mentioned, Christmas has become a commercialized occasion with emphasis on materialism and profitability. Such pursuit emphasized the closure of hearts to letting Jesus, the prince of peace, come in. Sorry, I am kind of generalizing the situation. 

But let us be specific about some professed Christians! There are some families who throughout the year did not see the roof of a church--forget about their contributing any type of offering, never said a prayer or mention the name 'Jesus' all year, etc. But come Christmas time, they are in the forefront of making lavish Christmas decorations. They arrange extended family get-together to sing carols, and even arrange feasts.  

Aren't those kind of believers hypocrites?

Have a merry Christmas and a happy 2007. 

O