On Being Santa Claus
This year, I was afforded the opportunity to do something I have always thought would be fun: to become Santa Claus. It was an extra special blessing because this is our first Christmas in Japan. Not only are we far from our loved ones but we are also far from the Christian nativity icons...
One of the Most Important Things I Think Have Ever Written
I read a lot of blogs, but really I just skim them. Many are opinionated and point fingers at people to blame or find fault. Many claim to be experts in this or that. Some feel qualified to use their blogs as tutorials or educational depots. May I first say that I do not like...
Saint Nicholas and the Origin of Santa Claus
Bishop St. Nicholas, early American St. Nick, & American Santa, from Santa Claus Comes to America, by Caroline Singer & Cyrus Baldridge, Alfred Knopf, 1942 How did the kindly Christian saint, good Bishop Nicholas, become a roly-poly red-suited American symbol for merry holiday festivity and commercial activity? History tells the tale. The first Europeans to arrive in...
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