The Christmas season is upon us, and the general message of this time is that Christmas is a time for love, joy and peace. Looking at the headlines of our news agencies, I see little evidence of that in the United States today. The headlines are full of shootings, angry accusations of improper actions among our government leaders, sexual abuses, drug abuses … and the list could go on. The problem is that we are living in a sinful world. The devil is alive and well and doing his most to ensure that sinful activity prevails in this world. God in his Holy ...