tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post6776152766028689097..comments2024-02-03T04:27:24.489-08:00Comments on Writing for Christ ~ The Audience of One: Is Santa Claus Our New God?Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-27107596714298116002011-12-22T18:38:39.420-08:002011-12-22T18:38:39.420-08:00ANDREA, if only we would so teach our kids to long...ANDREA, if only we would so teach our kids to long to sit on Jesus's lap and promise him (and mean it!) to be good. To follow, obey and love him and eagerly search of His gift of eternal life with Him. <br /><br />ANNE, so well said! And I agree, it is terribly confusing! Thanks so much for sharing today. :)<br /><br />GWEN, *nods* and in so many ways that is our problem with our society. We want God to be our fairy godmother--what a wrong image!<br /><br />Thanks so much for visiting today. :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-13463400135804058652011-12-22T13:34:35.059-08:002011-12-22T13:34:35.059-08:00Good post, Casey. Unfortunately, I think many Amer...Good post, Casey. Unfortunately, I think many Americans think God is like Santa Claus: He watches us and fulfills our wish list. *sigh* I'm not one who wants to kick Santa into oblivion, but I surely wish we'd get it right: Santa is the warm-and-fuzzy myth; God and His Son are anything BUT myth.<br /><br />May He bless you and yours on this Merry Christmas!Gwen Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062502118990955905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-4103663907555780162011-12-22T10:22:34.642-08:002011-12-22T10:22:34.642-08:00Hey Casey! I think your observations are correct. ...Hey Casey! I think your observations are correct. When we tell our children that Santa is everywhere, knows everything about you, and can be in one place all in one "night" then we are giving him attributes that are ONLY God's! (Omniscience and Omnipresence) How confusing to a little mind is that? Maybe not right away but as they get older. It is essentially lying to them, then telling them that he's not real. How many of them will equate that idea with God? We don't really know, but as parents, we aren't willing to find out! And, yes that has put us in a totally different category (like the "nut" one) with our family & friends :)Anne Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326796364748948854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-38899023739816366032011-12-22T09:24:43.861-08:002011-12-22T09:24:43.861-08:00Casey~ It's only in recent years those lines h...Casey~ It's only in recent years those lines have bothered me. I suppose now--at 32 years of age--I'm finally mature enough to know that only God carries that distinction.<br /><br />Just yesterday, we admonished our daughter, "Would Santa like that?" Then I cringed. I think I give parents a bit of a pass for this reason... My daughter sat on Santa's lap and promised him she'd be good. In her mind it was a genuine promise; therefore, we teach her she must keep it. I think that's okay. Besides, the rest of the year I do admonish her by saying, "Do you think Jesus is happy when you do that?" <br /><br />While I think the SANTA/SATAN link is a bit harsh, I do try to focus the "St. Nick" part of the legend. We have a book "The legend of St. Nickolas." My daughter loves it, and I was so proud of her when she picked that book for me to read to her class a couple of weeks ago.Andrea Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561504163570350209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-75469637425713552372011-12-21T17:24:11.898-08:002011-12-21T17:24:11.898-08:00ALI, I would have never thought of that before. In...ALI, I would have never thought of that before. Interesting observation, isn't it?? :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-50949883373728464872011-12-21T14:55:53.110-08:002011-12-21T14:55:53.110-08:00Wow this was such a blessing! I totally agree. I j...Wow this was such a blessing! I totally agree. I just figured out that SANTA has the same letters as SATAN.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199397628944685353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-7792234198416422222011-12-21T13:48:00.485-08:002011-12-21T13:48:00.485-08:00Hello KRISTI ANN, thanks so much for visiting toda...Hello KRISTI ANN, thanks so much for visiting today. :) It is incrediably disturbing that we are using Santa Claus instead of Jesus. Santa is not omnipotent, only Christ is. And to think we are teaching our kids anything but is not setting a strong foundation for them.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-44249933092855097082011-12-21T10:36:50.460-08:002011-12-21T10:36:50.460-08:00Oh how true! I have heard so many parents teaching...Oh how true! I have heard so many parents teaching their children right from wrong using Santa Claus instead of Jesus. We do Santa at our house because I think he's a fun part of Christmas, but I also think our kids are getting him in the proper perspective. We emphasize that Christmas is Jesus' birthday and have shared the story of St. Nicklaus with them. <br /><br />As with so many things in our society it's not that the thing itself is evil, it's the amount of value and worship we give it that creates the problem.Kristi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623206467149341394noreply@blogger.com