Posted on 12/24/2004 11:07:29 PM PST by Old Sarge
I most proudly agree - there IS a Santa.
Merry Christmas, My FRiends!
Bump, OS! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, my FRiends!
Thanks for posting..I love this!
BTTT!
Lovely, Sarge..
Thank you..God Bless!
Ms.B
Merry Christmas Sarge!!
http://www.noradsanta.org/english/radar/index.html
And BTW, here is a historic review of where Santa came from. The point of Santa is NOT off topic of the True Meaning of CHRISTmas. It is only drowned out from Advertisers and Marketing.
Merry Christmas, Old Sarge!
Thank you for reminding me of this wonderful leter...Merry Christmas, Old Sarge and Freepers!
Thank you for posting this, Sarge.
I agree......this editorial helps complete Christmas.
I don't think any of us tire of reading it.
Merry Christmas!!
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Perfect Sarge-brings back so many memories-while there are many who continue to not believe in Santa we here on Free Republic know he exists beyond any doubt-especially after this year.
Merry Christmas to all my brothers and sisters.
Merry Christmas, Old Sarge! Have a Wonderful and Blessed Day!
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas evceryone.
BTT!!!!!!
Lovely, as always! Bumpity, bump!
He knows how children behave throughout the year. The familiar song says, "He knows if we've been good or bad." Also he knows exactly what children want for Christmas even if the child does not have an opportunity to tell him personally.
No storm is too great to hinder Santa from performing his annual miracle of delivering gifts throughout the world. He also defies the laws of nature by flying and by coming down the narrowest (and hottest!) of chimneys! Nor should we forget his amazing ability to produce millions of gifts throughout the year. Is anything too hard for Santa? With Santa all things are possible!SANTA IS OMNIPRESENT
To visit every home in the world in one evening requires nothing less than omnipresence! Every child in the world can wake up in the morning and say, "Santa has been here! Santa was present in my home!" Prior to Christmas Santa also appears at hundreds of street corners and shopping centers throughout the country at the same time!SANTA IS FAITHFUL
You can always count on Santa! Santa never fails and he never breaks his word. When Santa makes a promise he keeps it! When he promises a child a gift, that child will never be disappointed. Children are fully persuaded that what Santa has promised he is able also to perform. The child that believes in Santa will not be put to shame! Santa is totally dependable and trustworthy!
Santa with his white beard and weather-beaten face is the very essence of eternity. Year after year goes by and Santa grows no older. Generations have come and gone but Santa is still here. His life is endless and Santa cannot die. To Santa belongs an unending life.SANTA IS IMMUTABLE
Yesterday, today, forever Santa is the same! He never seems to change. He is always happy! He is always jolly. He is always kind to children. In a changing world you can always count on Santa being Santa!
Santa loves all the boys and girls in the world. Santa is no respecter of persons. He loves them all--red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight.
All that Santa does is right! He makes no mistakes. He does all things well. Every child's stocking contains exactly the right thing.
Santa showers his blessings upon all. Every good and perfect gift comes from Santa. He is the supreme GIVER of Christmas. It is Santa who brings the best gift of all!
On Christmas Eve Santa is in complete control of the situation. Circumstances do not phase him (such as storms, sizes of chimneys, red-hot fire places, etc.). He is the King of Christmas!SANTA IS COMING
Santa is coming to town. You better be ready! You better watch out! You better be good! He's coming! Are you prepared when Santa comes to reward every boy or girl according to his work? Millions of boys and girls each year wait with eager expectancy for the glorious appearing of the great Santa god. What a blessed hope for countless numbers of children! His reward is with him! What a comforting hope the boys and girls have as they prepare for his coming! And during the night he may come at any time. Even so, come, Santa Claus!SANTA IS WORSHIPPED
Santa is worshipped and loved by thousands of children the world around. Children love him so much that all through the year they seek to please him in such a way that when they see him they will not be ashamed. O come let us adore HIM!
[Parents, is this the god you want your children to know and love? Is it important to tell our children the truth even when they are very young? What have you taught your children about the TRUE GOD, and His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ? Have you taught them who the Great GIVER of Christmas is (John 3:16)? Do they know about the gift of God which is eternal life (Rom. 6:23)?]
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Oh, please.
My pastor said last week that in 35 years of ministry, and many hundreds of counseling sessions, he has yet to see one person traumatized by Santa Claus. Nor has he seen one person lose his/her faith because of him.
Both my wife and I believed in Santa as young children, and we are radical born-again Christians who love Jesus Christ with every fiber of our being. And we are but two of many thousands.
The enemies of Christ are manifest and legion. Santa ain't one of them.
Merry Christmas, Race!
I think you missed the point of the whole thing....
The point of the whole thing is that the Santa legend is innocuous and not inconsistent with the Christian faith.
Nevertheless, I am thankful we live in the USA where we can disagree on such things (and not be shot or put through shredders).
A very Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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