It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Holiday specials and elevator music say so every December. Many people agree but others groan. Some get angry because hardship has overwhelmed the holiday. Rev. Howard Lawler has shepherded many people through adversities and has faced his own—even at Christmastime. Christmas and the Real World displays scenes of hardship from the nativity passages as settings for God’s truth and grace. December is the most wonderful time of the year…for some. Jesus came for all.