Archive for the 'Santa' Category

Stop Stealing Jesus! Be Nice to Santa! Holiday Weirdness

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

BAL HARBOUR, Florida - A baby Jesus statue gets a Global Positioning System for Christmas! The previous baby Jesus statue in the nativity scene was stolen (even though it was bolted down).  The replacement statue gets a GPS locating device installed in case someone else tried to take it away. Dina Cellini, who oversees the […]

Daily Devo #24 - Taking Christ(mas) into Every Home/Heart

Monday, December 24th, 2007

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14
Millions will marvel today at Santa’s ability to criss-cross the world and hit every home with presents in one night. The faithful can even have fun with […]

Santa Died for Your Mastercard?

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

A Washington man nails Santa to a 15 foot cross outside his home to protest how “Santa has been perverted from who he started out to be… Now he’s the person being used by corporations to get us to buy more stuff.”
We think this fella needs to lighten up. What do you think? A […]

Christmas unWrapped - The History of Christmas (5 of 5)

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Here we have the final installment of a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Please use the comment link to mull all this over with many others. You’ll see that we aren’t the first culture to corrupt Christmas or to fight to see it remain pure and […]

Mommy why is Santa’s sleigh on fire?

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Forget the North Pole.  Santa Claus and his elves should set up shop in Kyrgyzstan to optimize the delivery of Christmas gifts to 2.5 billion homes worldwide. That’s according to Swedish engineering consulting firm SWECO, which calculated Santa’s optimal journey based on a range of factors from the Earth’s rotation to which areas of the planet […]

Christmas unWrapped - the History of Christmas (4 of 5)

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Here we have the fourth installment of a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Each segment is 9-10 minutes long so launch it when you have a little extra time. Please use the comment link to mull all this over with many others. You’ll see that we […]

Don’t shoot at Santa

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

It ain’t easy being Santa. Kids yank on his beard to see if it’s real. Some get scared and wet in his lap.
Last weekend at the Danbury Fair Mall (NY) a 33-year-old woman was arrested after a mall Santa (age 65) accused her of inappropriately touching him as she sat on his lap. Sandrama Lamy […]

Christmas unWrapped - the History of Christmas (3 of 5)

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Here we have the third installment of a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Each segment is 9-10 minutes long so launch it when you have a little extra time. Please use the comment link to mull all this over with many others. You’ll see that we […]

Christmas unWrapped - The History of Christmas (2 of 5)

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Here we have the second installment of a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Each segment is 9-10 minutes long so launch it when you have a little extra time. Please use the comment link to mull all this over with many others. You’ll see that we […]

Christmas unWrapped - The History of Christmas (1 of 5)

Monday, December 17th, 2007

For the next few nights, we are devoting our last post of the day to a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Each segment is 9-10 minutes long so launch it when you have a little extra time. Please use the comment link to mull all this […]

Hey Kids… here’s your link to the North Pole

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Hey Kids! Santa loved Jesus too!  And his relationship with God was the very thing that made him want to give gifts to people.  Here’s a great website that let’s you write to him and get a letter back.  You’ll find loads of fun games and stories about Santa and the whole North Pole crew.
This […]

Please, Tell Me What to Tell My Kid About Santa!

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

DISCLAIMER - If you’ve got believers in the house…scroll past this entry.
Several years ago, when our daughter was 7, she finally asked her mom the question. She did have an interesting slant on the matter when it persued it. Here’s the dialogue:
Kate: Mom, is Santa real?
Mom: Well, Kate, what do you think? (This question buys […]

How does Santa know where to find me?

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Perhaps Santa’s sleigh has some sort of GPS locator to help him find the homes of the “nice” once he has separated them from the “naughtys”. But perhaps Santa just used visuals back before GPS. If you were with Santa looking down from the sleigh at this American city, where would you be?

Give us […]

Santas Sentenced to Sensitivity Training

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Santa can’t win! Many many Christians don’t like him and tell their children he’s a fake and a fraud. The church lady on Saturday Night Live swapped a couple letters in his name suggesting the real guy under the beard is SATAN. Some kids are afraid of him. Now, in Australia, […]