Kind of like the Easter Bunny except fatter.
Phil.
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From: "angel" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: Naughty or Nice?
Santa exists. He personifies the giving spirit with which parents and
friends are filled. Just as many things difficult to express are
personified so is he.
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From: Karen Carter
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Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: Naughty or Nice?
Sharon that is funny you bring that up because I have always told people
that santa is satan to take away the real meaning and it has succeeded.
More kids reconize santa than Jesus. I have seen this on tv unfortunately.
It inrages me. Because people would rather tell their children and grand
children about stupid santa that the real reason for the season. I come out
and tell kids that santa is not real. And I don't care if people think I am
mean I only speak the truth. There was a real Chris Kringle but he was not
a magical elf that could go down chimneys. He is fron Holland and would
fill socks with canday and put the socks in window or on doors to poor
peoples home. and that is how the American santa came about. Only one
person can go down evry chimney or enter every home at once ant the man is
Jesus.
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GOD DOESN'T CALL THE QUALIFIED, HE QUALIFIES THE CALLED.
I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out
there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there
is.
ABC's of Salvation
Admit you are a sinner. Rom 3:23
Believe in Christ. Acts 16:31
Confess your faith. Rom 10:9-10
Karen Carter 74'
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From: Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]>
Naughty or Nice-Two ways of looking at Santa Claus
By Sharon Hooley
While sitting in Church this Sunday morning, a thought occurred to me:
Now, I'm not trying to spoil the good fun of our Christmas traditions; go
ahead, enjoy the presents and pretend, "Look what Santa brought you last
night!" But did you know that an anagram for Santa is satan? It seems I've
heard this before, but this makes me think:
Many of us kids and adults forget the true meaning of Christmas these
days, climbing onto a Santa impersonator's lap, and telling him what we want
for Christmas. We want dolls, transformers, IPods, etc. This is all good
fun, and we can look forward to these things with anticipation. But, if you
think about it, satan says, "ho, ho, ho," because he knows that these things
are like cheap plastic toys that will soon be destroyed or stop working, and
many of us fall for it, forgetting the eternal life that the True Gift of
Christmas brings. Oh let us climb onto Jesus' lap, and thank Him for that
most precious treasure!
On the other side of the coin, our Heavenly Father is kind of like
Santa, but much better! I think many of us also forget that He is totally
generous, longing to bless us with more than we can carry! I know for
myself that I tend to think of Him as a killjoy, demanding that I give up
all and say no to some of the things I like most. But I'm glad to know that
God doesn't require that I give up those things that will truly last and
satisfy; things that don't cost me anything I can't afford, and that are
guaranteed as I reach for it, and they are the best things. Jesus is the
best! He knows everything about me, and He loves me the most, and He's
always available-forever! Let us thank Him for this too, as we gather
'round the Christmas tree, and all year long!
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