We told our kids there was a Santa.
We explained that just as the Spirit of Christ lives in us
today, the same Spirit lived in St Nick and still lives. Our God lives... And
the Spirit of Christmas is Truth. Why hide the Truth from my kids?
The funny thing is, I was once in a debate with an atheist
who held the "anti-Claus" view. "If you believe in Jesus, you
might as well believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. I said, "while
the bunny is fictional but based on Paganism however, St Nick did exist as a
historical person... " The atheist still mocked me for believing in a historical
person! LOL!
The point is, if one takes time to look at the
"Spirit" behind Christmas, (not the Walmart
part), it centers around Jesus. Santa Claus, is not to be feared or hated by
Christians, but should be taken back from commercialism. The truth of his life
should be taught to our children as an inspiration how Jesus changed a man
named Nicholas who followed the way of Jesus who in turn loved others.
Here are a couple of sites that
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